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| HER Number: | MDV125003 |
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| Name: | Catch Meadow East of Southwood Farm, Dawlish |
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Summary
A catch meadow of probable post-medieval to 19th century date is visible on digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017 as earthwork ditches on the north facing slopes of a combe east of Southwood Farm, Dawlish.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 935 758 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX97NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Dawlish |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | DAWLISH |
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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
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
The visible earthworks do not correspond with any features depicted on the OS 1880s First Edition 25inch map.
Environment Agency, 1998-2017, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX9375 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361470.
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.
Curvilinear ditches, terraces or lynchets are identifiable as subtle earthworks on combe slopes east of Southwood Farm, Dawlish on digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017. The earthworks closely follow the contours a shallow dry combe, are roughly parallel, measure less than 3m wide and spaced circa 9 to 25m apart.
The earthworks are interpreted as the remains of a catch meadow, a form of water meadow irrigation most popular in the 19th and early 20th centuries but which originated in the medieval period. The visible earthworks do not correspond with any features depicted on the OS 1880s First Edition 25inch map, and might therefore have passed out of use prior to circa 1880.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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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 SX9375 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017. [Mapped feature: #116095 ] |
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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: | Jan 29 2019 2:11PM |
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