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| HER Number: | MDV123221 |
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| Name: | Catch meadow, off Ashburton Road, Newton Abbot |
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Summary
Sinuous ditches interpreted as the gutters of a 19th century catch meadow system are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1964, at the head of a combe, off Ashburton Road, Newton Abbot. The earthworks were likely levelled by 1999-2000.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 842 718 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX87SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Newton Abbot |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HIGHWEEK |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CATCH MEADOW (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Fairy Surveys Ltd, 1964, FSL/6412 V, FSL/6412 V 2054-55 07-FEB-1964 (Aerial Photograph). SDV357115.
Sinuous earthwork ditches are visible.
GetMapping, 1999 - 2000, Millennium Map 1999-2000 Getmapping (Aerial Photograph). SDV321648.
The area has been developed for residential housing and the earthworks likely levelled.
Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2018-2019, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 1, Haldon Ridge to Dart Valley (Interpretation). SDV361305.
Narrow sinuous ditches, less than 2m wide, are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1964, at the head of a combe, off Ashburton Road, Newton Abbot. The channels roughly follow the contours of the southeast facing combe slopes and occupy an area of circa 0.80 hectares. They are interpreted as the gutters of a 19th century catch meadow irrigation system. The earthworks have been likely completely levelled by 1999-2000, by which time the area had been developed for residential housing.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV321648 | Aerial Photograph: GetMapping. 1999 - 2000. Millennium Map 1999-2000 Getmapping. Millennium Map. Photograph (Digital). |
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| SDV357115 | Aerial Photograph: Fairy Surveys Ltd. 1964. FSL/6412 V. Fairy Surveys Ltd aerial photograph. Photograph (Paper). FSL/6412 V 2054-55 07-FEB-1964. [Mapped feature: #113801 ] |
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| SDV361305 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2018-2019. The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 1, Haldon Ridge to Dart Valley. Historic England Research Report. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7515 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey (Ref: ACD1748)
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 19 2018 2:12PM |
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