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| HER Number: | MDV126128 |
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| Name: | Water channels northwest of Westlake Farm, Ermington |
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Summary
Curvilinear earthwork ditches interpreted as 19th century water channels, possibly of a catch meadow irrigation system, are visible on aerial photographs taken in 1946.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 622 538 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX65SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Ermington |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | ERMINGTON |
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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))
- WATER CHANNEL (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, Devon County Council RAF/CPE/UK/1890 2186-2187 10-DEC-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.
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 1946. The earthwork channels follow the contours of the southeast facing combe slope and occupy an area of circa 0.17 hectares. They are interpreted as 19th century water channels of a possible catch meadow irrigation system which likely tapped a spring-fed stream that rises circa 89m to the northwest. The earthworks are not visible on aerial imagery after 1946 and have possibly since been levelled.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV169268 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). Devon County Council RAF/CPE/UK/1890 2186-2187 10-DEC-1946. [Mapped feature: #118897 ] |
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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: | Jul 24 2019 4:29PM |
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