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| HER Number: | MDV125804 |
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| Name: | Catch meadow northeast of Haye Farm, Holbeton |
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Summary
Narrow linear and curvilinear ditches of a 19th century catch meadow irrigation system are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken from 1945 onwards and on visualisations derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 606 484 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX64NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Holbeton |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HOLBETON |
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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, 1945, RAF/106G/UK/967, RAF/106G/UK/967 RS 4145-4146 01-NOV-1945 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351060.
Narrow, linear and curvilinear ditches are visible as earthworks.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, Devon County Council RAF/CPE/UK/1890 3091-3092 10-DEC-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351061.
Narrow linear and curvilinear ditches are visible as earthworks.
Environment Agency, 1998-2017, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX6048 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361470.
Narrow linear and curvilinear ditches are visible as earthworks.
Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2019-2020, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP) (Interpretation). SDV362982.
Narrow linear and curvilinear ditches, less than 2m wide, are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken from 1945 onwards and on visualisations derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017. The earthwork channels roughly follow the southeast and northeast facing combe slopes and are interpreted as the gutters of a catch meadow irrigation system. Catch meadows were popular in the 19th century but many continued in use into the mid-20th century. The ditches do not appear to have been recently used to irrigate the slopes in November 1945 and were possibly out of use by this date.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV351060 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1945. RAF/106G/UK/967. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/967 RS 4145-4146 01-NOV-1945. |
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| SDV351061 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). Devon County Council RAF/CPE/UK/1890 3091-3092 10-DEC-1946. [Mapped feature: #117995 ] |
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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 SX6048 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017. |
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| SDV362982 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2019-2020. The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP). Historic England Research Report. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV125803 | Related to: Quarry east of Haye Farm, Holbeton (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8098 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey, Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (Ref: ACD2040)
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 5 2019 9:13AM |
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