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| HER Number: | MDV126517 |
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| Name: | Catch meadow west of Brixton Barton, Shaugh Prior |
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Summary
A catch meadow of probable 19th to early 20th century date is visible on aerial photographs of 1946 onwards and visualisations derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017 as parallel curvilinear earthwork ditches on the north-west facing slopes of a combe to the west of Brixton Barton, Shaugh Prior.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 541 600 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Shaugh Prior |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SHAUGH PRIOR |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CATCH MEADOW (XVIII to Mid 20th Century - 1800 AD to 1946 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1190, RAF/106G/UK/1190 RP 3231-3232 27-FEB-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363067.
Environment Agency, 1998-2017, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX5459-SX5460 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361470.
Google, 2019, Google Earth Pro, EARTH.GOOGLE.COM XX-XXX-2010 ACCESSED 17-SEP-2019 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363088.
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 curvilinear ditches are visible on aerial photographs of 1946 onwards as parallel earthworks circa 2 to 4m wide, up to circa 220m long and up to circa 8m apart, closely following the contours of the north-west facing combe slopes.
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 on aerial photographs of 1946, which might indicate that the system had been out of use for some time by this date.
The gutters remain clearly 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 SX5459-SX5460 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017. [Mapped feature: #121913 ] |
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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 3231-3232 27-FEB-1946. |
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| SDV363088 | Aerial Photograph: Google. 2019. Google Earth Pro. Various. Digital. EARTH.GOOGLE.COM XX-XXX-2010 ACCESSED 17-SEP-2019. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV127337 | Related to: Leat or catch meadow north of Brixton Barton, Shaugh Prior (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: | Jan 22 2020 1:31PM |
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