See important
guidance on the use of this record.
If you have any comments or new information about this record, please email us.
| HER Number: | MDV126320 |
|---|
| Name: | Catch meadow at Sparkwell |
|---|
Summary
A possible catch meadow of probable 19th to early 20th century date is visible as narrow curvilinear earthwork ditches on aerial photographs of 1966 on the south and west-facing slopes south of Vicarage Cottages, Sparkwell. The ditches remain identifiable as earthworks on visualisations derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 579 578 |
|---|
| Map Sheet: | SX55NE |
|---|
| Admin Area | Devon |
|---|
| Civil Parish | Sparkwell |
|---|
| District | South Hams |
|---|
| Ecclesiastical Parish | PLYMPTON ST.MARY |
|---|
Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CATCH MEADOW (XVIII to XX - 1800 AD to 1966 AD (Between))
Full description
Meridian Airmaps Limited, 1966, MAL/66084, MAL/66084 V 039 07-DEC-1966 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363137.
Curviliear ditches are visible as earthworks.
Environment Agency, 1998-2017, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX5757 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361470.
Curviliear terraces or scarps 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.
Three curvilinear ditches are visible as earthworks circa 1m wide and up to 65m long on aerial photographs of 1946 and 1966, closely following the contours of the south and west-facing combe slopes south of Vicarage Cottages, Sparkwell.
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 combe slopes rather than the valley floor. Originating in the medieval period they were in widespread use in Devon in the 19th and early 20th centuries. 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 gutters remain identifiable as 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 SX5757 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017. |
| |
| | |
| 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. |
| |
| | |
| SDV363137 | Aerial Photograph: Meridian Airmaps Limited. 1966. MAL/66084. Meridian Airmaps Limited Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). MAL/66084 V 039 07-DEC-1966. [Mapped feature: #119473 ] |
| |
| | |
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: | Sep 20 2019 2:30PM |
|---|
Search results generated by the HBSMR Gateway from exeGesIS SDM Ltd.