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| HER Number: | MDV126719 |
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| Name: | Catch meadow off Woodland Road, Ivybridge |
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Summary
Narrow curvilinear and sinuous earthwork ditches interpreted as the gutters of a 19th century catch meadow irrigation system are visible on aerial photographs taken from 1946 onwards. Aerial photographs of 1989 show that the earthworks have been levelled by residential development.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 624 560 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX65NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Ivybridge |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | ERMINGTON |
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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
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, Devon County Council RAF/CPE/UK/1890 3163-3164 10-DEC-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.
Curvilinear and sinuous ditches are visible as earthworks.
Meridian Airmaps Limited, 1966, MAL/66083, MAL/66083 V 215-216 07-DEC-1966 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363291.
Curvilinear and sinuous ditches are visible as earthworks.
Ordnance Survey, 1989, OS/89037, OS/89037 V 100 07-MAR-1989 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352115.
The earthworks have been levelled following residential development.
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 and sinuous ditches, less than 2m wide, are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken from 1946 onwards. The earthwork channels follow the contours of the southeast and southwest facing combe slopes and occupy an area of circa 1.88 hectares. They are interpreted as the gutters of a catch meadow irrigation system possibly associated with the former farmstead of Woodland Farm and which tapped a stream that bisects the system. Catch meadows were popular in the 19th century but many continued in use into the mid-20th century, although it is unclear whether this system was still in use by this time. Aerial photographs taken in 1989 show that the earthworks have been levelled by residential development.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV169268 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). Devon County Council RAF/CPE/UK/1890 3163-3164 10-DEC-1946. [Mapped feature: #122496 ] |
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| SDV352115 | Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1989. OS/89037. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/89037 V 100 07-MAR-1989. |
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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: 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: | Oct 25 2019 1:51PM |
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