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| HER Number: | MDV126732 |
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| Name: | Catch meadow east of Staplers Barn, 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 to 1968 as several narrow curvilinear earthwork ditches on the south-east-facing combe slopes east of Staplers Barn. The earthworks remain identifiable as slight earthworks on visualisations derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 552 607 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56SE |
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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 (XIX to Mid 20th Century - 1801 AD to 1946 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1190, RAF/106G/UK/1190 RS 4231-4232 27-FEB-1946 27-FEB-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363067.
Curvilinear ditches are visible as earthworks.
Royal Air Force, 1951, RAF/540/483, RAF/540/483 RS 4353-4354 24-APR-1951 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352103.
Curvilinear ditches are visible as subtle earthworks.
Environment Agency, 1998-2017, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX5560 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361470.
The ditches are dentifiable 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.
Curvilinear ditches are visible as earthworks circa 1.2m wide and up to circa 100m long on aerial photographs of 1946, closely following the contours of the south-east facing combe slopes east of Staplers Barn.
The channels, spaced circa 15 to 25m apart, 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 are visible as very subtle earthworks on aerial photographs of 1951, perhaps indicating the system had been out of use for some time by this date.
The gutters remained identifiable as earthworks on visualisations derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV352103 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1951. RAF/540/483. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/540/483 RS 4353-4354 24-APR-1951. |
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| SDV361470 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2017. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SX5560 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017. |
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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 RS 4231-4232 27-FEB-1946 27-FEB-1946. [Mapped feature: #122515 ] |
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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 5:07PM |
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