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| HER Number: | MDV126273 |
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| Name: | Catch meadow south of Sparkwell |
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Summary
A catch meadow of possible post-medieval to early 20th century date is visible on aerial photographs of 1946 and 1966 as narrow earthwork ditches on the south-east facing slopes of the Piall River combe, Sparkwell. The catch meadow gutters remain visible as very slight earthworks on visualisations derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 598 575 |
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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 | CORNWOOD |
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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/CPE/UK/1890, RAF/CPE/UK/1890 FP 1132-1133 10-DEC-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.
Curvilinear ditches are visible as earthworks.
Meridian Airmaps Limited, 1966, MAL/66084, MAL/66084 V 166-167 07-DEC-1966 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363137.
Curvilinear ditches are visible as earthworks.
Environment Agency, 1998-2017, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX5957 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361470.
Curvilinear ditches are visible as very subtle 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.
Two roughly parallel curvilinear ditches are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of 1946 and 1966 closely following the contours of the south-east facing slopes of the Piall River combe, Sparkwell.
The channels are probably the gutters of a catch meadow of post-medieval to early 20th century date. Such systems used springs or streams to irrigate the combe slopes rather than the valley floor. The visible earthworks extend over an area of circa 0.4ha. It had probably ceased to be used by the 1940s.
The gutters remain identifiable as subtle earthworks on visualisations derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV169268 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1890 FP 1132-1133 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 SX5957 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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| SDV363137 | Aerial Photograph: Meridian Airmaps Limited. 1966. MAL/66084. Meridian Airmaps Limited Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). MAL/66084 V 166-167 07-DEC-1966. [Mapped feature: #119250 ] |
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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 7 2019 5:23PM |
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