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| HER Number: | MDV126742 |
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| Name: | Catch meadow at Lower Cadleigh, Ermington |
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Summary
Narrow curvilinear earthwork ditches interpreted as the gutters of a possible 19th century catch meadow irrigation system are visible on aerial photographs taken in 1946 and 1989 and on visualisations derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 613 561 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX65NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Ermington |
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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 3161-3162 10-DEC-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351061.
Narrow curvilinear ditches are visible as earthworks.
Ordnance Survey, 1989, OS/89037, OS/89037 V 036-037 07-MAR-1989 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352115.
Narrow curvilinear ditches are visible as earthworks.
Environment Agency, 1998-2017, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX6156 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361470.
Narrow earthwork ditches are visible.
Ordnance Survey, 2019, MasterMap 2019 (Cartographic). SDV362729.
The southern earthwork has been levelled as part of Lee Mill Industrial Estate.
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 aerial photographs taken in 1946 and 1989 and on visualisations derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017. The earthwork channels broadly follow the contours of the southeast facing combe slope and occupy an area of circa 0.72 hectares. They are interpreted as the gutters of a possible catch meadow irrigation 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. The southern most earthwork has been levelled as part of Lee Mill Industrial Estate on the 2019 Ordnance Survey MasterMap.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV351061 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). Devon County Council RAF/CPE/UK/1890 3161-3162 10-DEC-1946. [Mapped feature: #122525 ] |
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| SDV352115 | Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1989. OS/89037. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/89037 V 036-037 07-MAR-1989. |
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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 SX6156 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017. |
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| SDV362729 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2019. MasterMap 2019. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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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 29 2019 10:29AM |
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