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| HER Number: | MDV123525 |
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| Name: | Catch meadow north of Towerhill Lane, Ideford |
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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 in 2013 as curvilinear earthwork ditches on the south-east facing slopes north of Towerhill Lane, Ideford.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 895 777 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX87NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Ideford |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | IDEFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CATCH MEADOW (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1880 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1412, RAF/106G/UK/1412 RP 3058-3059 13-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352504.
Curvilinear ditches are visible as earthworks.
NERC, 2013, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) Tellus: South Devon to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX87NE Tellus DTM 01-JUL-2013 to 31-AUG-2013 (Cartographic). SDV361514.
Curvilinear ditches are visible as earthworks.
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.
Four curvilinear ditches are visible on aerial photographs of 1946 and images derived from lidar data captured in 2013 as earthworks on the south-east facing slopes north of Towerhill Lane, Ideford.
The earthworks are roughly parallel and closely follow the contours of the slope but are spaced varying distances apart. A narrower ditch appears to connect the south-west end of the ditches.
They are interpreted as the gutters 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/106G/UK/1412 RP 3058-3059 13-APR-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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| SDV361514 | Cartographic: NERC. 2013. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) Tellus: South Devon to Dartmoor. Digital. LIDAR SX87NE Tellus DTM 01-JUL-2013 to 31-AUG-2013. [Mapped feature: #114279 ] |
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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 23 2018 2:24PM |
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