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| HER Number: | MDV123255 |
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| Name: | Catch meadow, Chipley Manor, Bickington |
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Summary
Curvilinear ditches interpreted as a 19th century catch meadow irrigation system are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken from 1946 onwards, at Chipley Manor, Bickington. The ditches are not clearly visible on aerial imagery after 1969 and have possibly since been levelled.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 810 720 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX87SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Bickington |
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| Civil Parish | Ilsington |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | ILSINGTON |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BICKINGTON |
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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
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1824, RAF/CPE/UK/1824 RP 3157-58 04-NOV-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352344.
A series of earthwork ditches is visible.
Fairy Surveys Ltd, 1964, FSL/6412 V, FSL/6412 V 2167-68 07-FEB-1964 (Aerial Photograph). SDV357115.
A series of earthwork ditches is visible.
Ordnance Survey, 1969, OS/69296, OS/69296 V 114-115 29-JUN-1969 (Aerial Photograph). SDV361475.
A series of earthwork ditches is visible.
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 curvilinear ditches less than 2m wide are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken from 1946 onwards, at Chipley Manor, Bickington. The visible earthworks do not correspond with any curvilinear features depicted on the available mid-19th to early 20th century historical mapping. The channels roughly follow the contours of the southeast facing combe slopes and occupy an area of approximately 1.61 hectares. They are interpreted as the gutters of a catch meadow irrigation system of likely 19th century date which had likely passed out of use by the early to mid-20th century. The ditches are not clearly visible on aerial imagery after 1969 and have possibly since been levelled.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV352344 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1824 RP 3157-58 04-NOV-1946. |
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| SDV357115 | Aerial Photograph: Fairy Surveys Ltd. 1964. FSL/6412 V. Fairy Surveys Ltd aerial photograph. Photograph (Paper). FSL/6412 V 2167-68 07-FEB-1964. [Mapped feature: #113855 ] |
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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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| SDV361475 | Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1969. OS/69296. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/69296 V 114-115 29-JUN-1969. |
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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 26 2018 11:46AM |
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