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| HER Number: | MDV127329 |
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| Name: | Catch meadow south-west of Bugle 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 6 narrow curvilinear earthwork ditches on the slopes of a shallow combe south-west of Bugle Farm, Shaugh Prior. The gutters are not identifiable as earthworks more recent images available to the survey and have probably been levelled.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 543 618 |
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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 RP 3234-3235 27-FEB-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363067.
Curvilinear ditches are visible as earthworks.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 1999-2017, Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery SX5461 01-JUN-2002 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363087.
The ditches are not visible as earthworks.
NERC, 2013, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) Tellus: South Devon to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX5461 Tellus DTM 01-JUL-2013 to 31-AUG-2013 (Cartographic). SDV361514.
The ditches are not identifiablle 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 from circa 1m to 2m wide and 25 to 115m long on aerial photographs of 1946, closely following the contours of a narrow combe either side of a spring fed stream to the south-west of Bugle Farm.
The channels, spaced circa 11 to 27m apart, are probably the gutters of former catch meadows of post-medieval to early 20th century date, probably associated with Bugle farm.
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 are not identifiable as earthworks more recent images available to the survey and have probably been levelled.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV361514 | Cartographic: NERC. 2013. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) Tellus: South Devon to Dartmoor. Digital. LIDAR SX5461 Tellus DTM 01-JUL-2013 to 31-AUG-2013. |
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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 RP 3234-3235 27-FEB-1946. |
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| SDV363087 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 1999-2017. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs. Aerial Photography for Great Britain Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery SX5461 01-JUN-2002. |
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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 24 2020 11:25AM |
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