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| HER Number: | MDV125887 |
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| Name: | Catch meadow at Gnaton Hall, Newton and Noss |
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Summary
Narrow curvilinear and sinuous earthwork ditches interpreted as the gutters of a 19th century catch meadow irrigation system are visible on aerial imagery taken from 1945 onwards and on visualisations derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 575 491 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX54NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Newton and Noss |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HOLBETON |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | NEWTON FERRERS |
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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 RP 3157-3159 01-NOV-1945 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351060.
Curvilinear and sinuous ditches are visible as earthworks.
Environment Agency, 1998-2017, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX5648;SX5748;SX5749;SX5849 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361470.
Curvilinear and sinuous 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 and sinuous ditches, less than 2m wide, are visible as earthworks on aerial imagery taken from 1945 onwards and on visualisations derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017. The earthwork channels closely follow the contours of predominantly southwest facing slope and occupy an area of circa 6.36 hectares, extending from Preston Wood in the east to Collaton Wood in the west. They are interpreted as the gutters of an extensive catch meadow irrigation system that was possibly associated with Gnaton Hall located to the north of the system. The system probably tapped two spring-fed streams that rise to the north at Gnaton Hall and to the east at Preston Wood. 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.
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 RP 3157-3159 01-NOV-1945. |
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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 SX5648;SX5748;SX5749;SX5849 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017. [Mapped feature: #118304 ] |
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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 19 2019 3:56PM |
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