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| HER Number: | MDV126388 |
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| Name: | Catch meadow southeast of Orchard Farm, Yealmpton |
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Summary
Narrow curvilinear earthwork ditches interpreted as the gutters of a 19th century catch meadow irrigation system are visible on visualisations derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 596 523 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX55SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Yealmpton |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | YEALMPTON |
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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
Environment Agency, 1998-2017, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX5952 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361470.
Narrow 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 visualisations derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017. The earthwork channels closely follow the contours of the southwest facing combe slope and occupy an area of circa 0.93 hectares. They are interpreted as the gutters of a catch meadow irrigation system which was possibly associated with either Orchard Farm to the northwest or Longbrook Farm to the southwest. Catch meadows were popular in the 19th century but many continued in use into the mid-20th century. The channels truncate the earthwork banks of relict medieval field boundaries MDV126389.
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 SX5952 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017. [Mapped feature: #119596 ] |
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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
| MDV126389 | Related to: Field boundaries southeast of Orchard Farm, Yealmpton (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: | Aug 28 2019 3:51PM |
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