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| HER Number: | MDV126253 |
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| Name: | Catch meadow south west of Hemerdon |
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Summary
A catch meadow of possible post-medieval to early 20th century date is visible on aerial photographs of 1946 as narrow earthwork ditches on the slopes of a west facing combe south-west of Hemerdon. The earthworks have probably largely been levelled.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 560 574 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX55NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Sparkwell |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | PLYMPTON ST.MARY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CATCH MEADOW (Post Medieval to XX - 1540 AD to 1946 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1190, RAF/106G/UK/1190 RP 3248-3249 27-FEB-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363067.
Curvilinear ditches are visible as earthworks.
Royal Air Force, 1955, RAF/540/1625, RAF/540/1625 F21 0239-0240 24-MAY-1955 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351141.
Curvilinear ditches are visible as earthworks.
Ordnance Survey, 1989, OS/89117, OS/89117 V 546-547 04-MAY-1989 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363164.
Curvilinear ditches are visible as earthworks.
Environment Agency, 1998-2017, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX5657 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361470.
Most of the ditches are not identifiable 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.
A series of roughly parallel curvilinear ditches are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of 1946 closely following the contours along both slopes of a west facing combe, either side of a spring-fed stream, south west of Hemerdon village. The visible earthworks extend over an area of circa 2.4ha.
The channels are probably the gutters of a catch meadow irrigation system of post-medieval to early 20th century date.
The earthworks remain identifiable as subtle earthworks on aerial photographs of 1989 but cannot be confidently identified on more recent images, including visualisations derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017. With the exception of a gutter at circa SX56155737, which has possibly been reused as a footpath, the majority have probably been levelled.
The gutters cut the broad ditches of an earlier field system, which remain visible as subtle earthworks.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV351141 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1955. RAF/540/1625. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/540/1625 F21 0239-0240 24-MAY-1955. |
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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 SX5657 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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| SDV363067 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1190. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/1190 RP 3248-3249 27-FEB-1946. |
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| SDV363164 | Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1989. OS/89117. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/89117 V 546-547 04-MAY-1989. |
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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: | Aug 6 2019 6:51PM |
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