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| HER Number: | MDV121831 |
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| Name: | Post Medieval water meadow, east of Court, Morebath |
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Summary
A Post Medieval water meadow, known locally as a Catch Meadow Irrigation System, is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 973 255 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS92NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Morebath |
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| District | Mid Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MOREBATH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SS 92 NE 82
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CATCH MEADOW (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Winton, H. & Dyer, C., 1998, The Brendon Hills Mapping Project Devon and Somerset (National Mapping Project), 1133960 (Interpretation). SDV360961.
The fragmentary remains of a Post Medieval water meadow, known locally as a Catch Meadow Irrigation System, are visible as earthworks, on aerial photographs. Six roughly parallel field gutters or drains, measuring up to 120m long, extend along the contour of a slope, to the south east of Court (described in SS 92 NE 9). A single drain extends perpendicular to the main drains through the centre if the system. It is centred at SS 9733 2552.
The exact aerial photograph used for transcription is not specified, but this reference is given:
NMR MAL/66083 0009-10 07-DEC-1966
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV360961 | Interpretation: Winton, H. & Dyer, C.. 1998. The Brendon Hills Mapping Project Devon and Somerset (National Mapping Project). National Mapping Programme. Digital. 1133960. [Mapped feature: #111237 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 9 2018 2:15PM |
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