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| HER Number: | MDV127358 |
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| Name: | Catch meadow south of Shaugh Mill, 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 a narrow curvilinear earthwork ditch on the north-facing slopes south-west of Shaugh Mill. The earthworks remain identifiable as slight earthworks on digital images derived from aerial photographs of 2002.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 531 634 |
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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 (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1190, RAF/106G/UK/1190 RP 3236-3237 27-FEB-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363067.
A curvilinear ditch is visible as an earthwork.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 1999-2017, Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery SX5363 01-JUN-2002 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363087.
A curvilinear ditch is visible as an earthwork.
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 is visible as earthworks up to circa 2m wide and circa 80m long on aerial photographs of 1946, closely following the contours of the north-facing slopes south-west of Shaugh Mill.
The channel is possibly the gutter of a 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. Typically, they consist of multiple parallel gutters that ‘catch’ and distribute water to irrigate a slope, but simple systems with a single gutter are not uncommon.
The ditch remains identifiable as an earthwork under pasture on digital images derived from aerial photographs of 2002.
Sources / Further Reading
| 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 3236-3237 27-FEB-1946. [Mapped feature: #123853 ] |
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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 SX5363 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 11:11AM |
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