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| HER Number: | MDV126750 |
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| Name: | Catch meadow at Stowford Farm, Harford |
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Summary
Narrow curvilinear and sinuous ditches, interpreted as the gutters of a 19th century catch meadow irrigation system, are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1946 and 1951.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 641 568 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX65NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Harford |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HARFORD |
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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 3165-3166 10-DEC-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351061.
Narrow curvilinear and sinuous ditches are visible as earthworks.
Royal Air Force, 1951, RAF/540/497, RAF/540/497 RS 4035-4036 12-MAY-1951 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351212.
Narrow curvilinear and sinuous ditches are visible as 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.
Narrow curvilinear and sinuous ditches, less than 2m wide, are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1946 and 1951. The earthwork channels closely follow the contours of the southwest facing combe slope and occupy an area of circa 4.5 hectares. They are interpreted as the gutters of a possible catch meadow irrigation system which probably tapped one or more of the watercourses that bisect 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 are not clearly visible on aerial imagery after 1951 and the extent of their survival is unknown. A number of the ditches truncate the earthwork banks of a possible Bronze Age field system (MDV126751).
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 3165-3166 10-DEC-1946. [Mapped feature: #122535 ] |
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| SDV351212 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1951. RAF/540/497. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/540/497 RS 4035-4036 12-MAY-1951. |
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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
| MDV126751 | Related to: Field system at Stowford Farm, Harford (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: | Oct 29 2019 2:09PM |
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