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| HER Number: | MDV127317 |
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| Name: | Catch meadow south-west of Little Pethiull Farm, 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 as at least 5 narrow curvilinear earthwork ditches on the north-west-facing slopes of a narrow combe south-west of Little Pethiull Farm, Shaugh Prior. The earthworks remain identifiable as slight earthworks on visualisations derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 532 603 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56SW |
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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 (XVIII to Mid 20th Century - 1800 AD? to 1946 AD)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1190, RAF/106G/UK/1190 RS 4209-4210 27-FEB-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363067.
Parallel ditches are visible as earthworks.
Environment Agency, 1998-2017, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX5360 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361470.
Parallel ditches are identifiable 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.
Curvilinear ditches are visible as earthworks up to circa 2.5m wide and up to circa 93m long on aerial photographs of 1946, closely following the contours of a narrow combe south-west of Little Pethiull Farm.
The channels, spaced circa 5 to 10m 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 valley floors. Originating in the medieval period they were in widespread use in Devon in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
The gutters remain identifiable as earthworks on visualisations derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV361470 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2017. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SX5360 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 4209-4210 27-FEB-1946. [Mapped feature: #123793 ] |
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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 21 2020 2:45PM |
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