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| HER Number: | MDV123393 |
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| Name: | Catch meadow north west of Chudleigh |
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Summary
A possible water meadow of probable post-medieval to 19th century date is visible on aerial photographs of 1946 and images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017 as curvilinear earthwork ditches on the north-west facing slopes overlooking the A38, north-west of Chudleigh.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 867 798 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX87NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Chudleigh |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CHUDLEIGH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CATCH MEADOW (Post Medieval to XX - 1540 AD to 1946 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1412, RAF/CPE/UK/1824 RS 4060-4061 04-NOV-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352504.
Curvilinear earthwork ditches are visible.
Environment Agency, 1998-2017, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX8679 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361470.
Curvilinear earthwork ditches are 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.
Three curvilinear ditches are visible on aerial photographs of 1946 and images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017 as earthworks on the north-west facing slopes overlooking the A38, north-west of Chudleigh. The earthworks are roughly parallel, circa 15 and 25m apart, closely following the contours of the slope. The upper ditch is circa 2m wide and over 40m long. The lower two ditches are narrow but up to 55m long.
The earthworks are interpreted as the remains of a small catch meadow of probable post-medieval to 19th century date, a form of water meadow irrigation popular in the 19th and early 20th centuries but which originated in the medieval period.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV352504 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1412. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1824 RS 4060-4061 04-NOV-1946. |
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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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| SDV361470 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2017. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SX8679 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017. [Mapped feature: #114073 ] |
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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: | Nov 13 2018 12:27PM |
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