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| HER Number: | MDV127272 |
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| Name: | Catchmeadow south of Raneleigh, Wembury |
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Summary
A probable post-medieval or 19th century catchmeadow pit is visible as a series of curvilinear earthwork ditches on aerial photographs taken between 1946 and 1955. It may since have been levelled.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 513 501 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX55SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Wembury |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WEMBURY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CATCH MEADOW (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
No features are depicted in this exact location.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, Devon County Council RAF/CPE/UK/1890 FS 2123-2124 10-DEC-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.
Curvilinear roughly parallel earthwork ditches are visible.
Royal Air Force, 1955, RAF/540/1578, RAF/540/1578 F21 0017-0018 01-APR-1955 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351231.
A curvilinear earthwork ditch is visible.
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.
Three roughly parallel curvilinear earthwork ditches are visible on aerial photographs taken in 1946. They are approximately a metre wide, and broadly follow the contour, dropping less than 5 metres over a visible extent of 200 metres. They are interpreted as the gutters of a post-medieval or 19th century catchmeadow. No features are depicted in this location on the available historic maps and any watermeadow in this location is likely to have fallen out of use by the late-19th century. One gutter is visible on aerial photographs taken in 1955 but none are visible on more recent available aerial imagery and they may have been levelled.
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 FS 2123-2124 10-DEC-1946. [Mapped feature: #123701 ] |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV351231 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1955. RAF/540/1578. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/540/1578 F21 0017-0018 01-APR-1955. |
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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: | Jan 13 2020 3:31PM |
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