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| HER Number: | MDV126196 |
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| Name: | Catch meadow at East Worthele Farm, Ermington |
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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 1946 and on visualisations derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 632 543 |
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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))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, Devon County Council RAF/CPE/UK/1890 2188-2189 10-DEC-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.
Devon County Council RAF/CPE/UK/1890 2188-2189 10-DEC-1946
Environment Agency, 1998-2017, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX6354 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., 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 and on visualisations derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017. The earthwork channels closely follow the contours of the southeast facing combe slope and occupy an area of circa 1.25 hectares. They are interpreted as the gutters of a catch meadow irrigation system which was probably associated with East Worthele Farm and tapped a spring-fed stream that rises circa 488m to the southwest. 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. One of the gutters to the southwest possibly truncates the earthwork banks of a 19th century orchard (MDV126197). This catchmeadow possibly forms part of the same system as that recorded circa 230m to the northeast (MDV126198).
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 2188-2189 10-DEC-1946. |
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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 SX6354 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017. [Mapped feature: #119084 ] |
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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
| MDV126198 | Related to: Catch meadow at Lissonpiece Wood, Ermington (Monument) |
| MDV126197 | Related to: Orchard banks at East Worthele Farm, Ermington (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: | Jul 30 2019 4:47PM |
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