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| HER Number: | MDV126285 |
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| Name: | Catch meadow east of Applethorn Slade, Sparkwell |
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Summary
A catch meadow of possible post-medieval to early 20th century date is visible as narrow earthwork ditches on aerial photographs of 1966 on the south-facing combe slopes east of Applethorn Slade, Sparkwell. The earthworks remain partly identifiable on visualisations derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 582 558 |
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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 1966 AD (Between))
Full description
Meridian Airmaps Limited, 1966, MAL/66084, MAL/66084 V 038 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 SX5855 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361470.
Two of the curvilinear ditches remain identifiable as 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.
Three roughly parallel curvilinear ditches are visible as earthworks 2 to 3m wide and up to 60m long on aerial photographs of 1966, closely following the contours of the south-facing combe slopes east of Applethorn Slade.
The channels are probably the gutters of a former 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 gutters appear to be under pasture and somewhat eroded in 1966, indicating the system had been out of use for some time by this date.
The two southernmost gutters remain identifiable as subtle earthworks on visualisations derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV361470 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2017. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SX5855 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017. [Mapped feature: #119289 ] |
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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 038 07-DEC-1966. |
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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 9 2019 6:23PM |
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