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| HER Number: | MDV126744 |
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| Name: | Catch meadow at Langham, Ivybridge |
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Summary
Narrow curvilinear earthwork ditches interpreted as the gutters of a 19th century catch meadow irrigation system are visible on aerial photographs taken in 1946 and 1966. The earthwork ditches have been levelled by 1999 following residential development of the area.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 622 564 |
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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 | CORNWOOD |
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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 3162-3163 10-DEC-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351061.
Narrow curvilinear ditches are visible as earthworks.
Meridian Airmaps Limited, 1966, MAL/66083, MAL/66083 V 215-216 07-DEC-1966 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363291.
Narrow curvilinear ditches are visible as earthworks.
GetMapping, 1999 - 2000, Millennium Map 1999-2000 Getmapping (Aerial Photograph). SDV321648.
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 ditches, less than 2m wide, are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1946 and 1966. The earthwork channels closely follow the contours of the southwest and northeast facing combe slopes at the head of a combe and occupy an area of circa 7 hectares. They are interpreted as the gutters of a catch meadow irrigation system which probably tapped a stream to the northwest of 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. The earthwork ditches have been levelled by 1999 following residential development of the area.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV321648 | Aerial Photograph: GetMapping. 1999 - 2000. Millennium Map 1999-2000 Getmapping. Millennium Map. Photograph (Digital). |
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| 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 3162-3163 10-DEC-1946. |
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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 10:57AM |
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