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| HER Number: | MDV125817 |
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| Name: | Catch meadow east of Oxenbury Rise, Ringmore |
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Summary
Narrow curvilinear earthwork ditches interpreted as the gutters of a 19th century catch meadow irrigation system are visible on aerial photographs taken in 1945.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 648 477 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX64NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Ringmore |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | RINGMORE |
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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 4139-4140 01-NOV-1945 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351060.
Narrow 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 curvilinear ditches, less than 2m wide, are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1945. The earthwork channels closely follow the southwest facing combe slope and occupy an area of circa 0.8 hectares. They 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, although it is unclear whether this system was still in use by this time. The earthworks are not visible on later available aerial imagery and have possibly since been levelled.
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 4139-4140 01-NOV-1945. [Mapped feature: #118015 ] |
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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: none recorded
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 1:49PM |
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