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| HER Number: | MDV119651 |
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| Name: | Possible catch meadow south of Brockfield, Chardstock parish |
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Summary
A narrow curvilinear ditch was visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s onwards as a subtle earthwork on the south-facing slopes south-east of Sunnylands Farm, Brockfields, Chardstock parish. The ditch might be the remains of a simple catch meadow of 19th century date.
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 304 052 |
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| Map Sheet: | ST30NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Chardstock |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CHARDSTOCK |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CATCH MEADOW (XVIII to XX - 1800 AD? to 1947 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RS 4423-4424 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.
A curvilinear earthwork ditch was visible. Map object based partly on this source.
Ordnance Survey, 2000, OS/00973, OS/00973 V 0071-0072 19-MAR-2000 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359480.
A curvilinear earthwork ditch was visible.
Next Perspectives, 2014, Aerial Photography for Great Britain, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST3005 08-SEP-2014 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359479.
A curvilinear earthwork ditch was visible. Map object based partly on this source.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2016-2018, The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV359463.
A narrow curvilinear ditch was visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s onwards as a subtle earthwork on the south-facing slopes south-east of Sunnylands Farm, Brockfields, Chardstock parish.
The ditch is interpreted as the possible gutter of a catch meadow irrigation system. Catch meadows were popular in the 19th century but many continued in use into the mid-20th century.
The possible gutter did not appear to be in use in April 1947 and had therefore probably passed out of use some time prior to the 1940s.
The feature is visible as a very slight earthwork on digital images derived from photographs captured in 2014.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV356127 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RS 4423-4424 11-APR-1947. |
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| SDV359463 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2016-2018. The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project. Historic England Research Report. Digital. |
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| SDV359479 | Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2014. Aerial Photography for Great Britain. Digital. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST3005 08-SEP-2014. |
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| SDV359480 | Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 2000. OS/00973. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/00973 V 0071-0072 19-MAR-2000. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7508 - The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme (NMP) project (Ref: ACD1228)
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 20 2018 1:41PM |
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