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| HER Number: | MDV127350 |
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| Name: | Leat or catch meadow south of Shaugh Prior village |
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Summary
Curvilinear ditches visible on aerial photographs of 1946 as earthworks on the south-west facing slopes south of St Edwards Church, Shaugh Prior village, are interpreted as possible evidence of a former catch meadow or probable 19th century date.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 542 630 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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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 (Between))
- LEAT (XVIII to Mid 20th Century - 1800 AD to 1946 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1190, RAF/106G/UK/1190 RP 3235-3236 27-FEB-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363067.
Ditches are visible as earthworks.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, Devon County Council RAF/CPE/UK/1890 2301-2302 10-DEC-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.
Ditches are visible as earthworks.
NERC, 2013, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) Tellus: South Devon to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX5462-SX5463 Tellus DTM 01-JUL-2013 to 31-AUG-2013 (Cartographic). SDV361514.
Ditches are visible as subtle 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.
A curvilinear ditch 2 to 3m wide is visible on aerial photographs of 1946 as an earthwork circa 140m long, closely following the contours of the south-west facing slope south of St Edwards Church, Shaugh Prior village.
The ditch does not correspond with any feature depicted on the Ordnance Survey First Edition 25inch map but does appear to be abutted by two water channels or drains that are shown. The ditch also appears to be a continuation of a spring fed stream that rises to the east.
A function related to water management or drainage therefore seems probable. The close alignment on the combe contours might support the interpretation of the ditch as either a leat or the gutter of a simple catch meadow,
The ditch remains visible as a slight earthwork on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2013.
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 2301-2302 10-DEC-1946. |
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| SDV361514 | Cartographic: NERC. 2013. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) Tellus: South Devon to Dartmoor. Digital. LIDAR SX5462-SX5463 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 3235-3236 27-FEB-1946. [Mapped feature: #123832 ] |
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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 23 2020 12:46PM |
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