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| HER Number: | MDV127360 |
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| Name: | Catch meadow south of Mount Clog, Shaugh Prior village |
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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 4 narrow curvilinear earthwork ditches on the north-east facing slopes south of Mount Clog, Shaugh Prior village. The gutters are not identifiable as earthworks more recent images available to the survey and have probably been levelled.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 253 063 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX20NE |
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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
- SHINE: Catch Meadow earthworks south of Mount Clog, 19th or 20th century in date
Other References/Statuses
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CATCH MEADOW (XVIII to Mid 20th Century - 1800 AD (Between) to 1946 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1190, RAF/106G/UK/1190 RS 4214-4215 27-FEB-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363067.
Curvilinear ditches are visible as earthworks.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, Devon County Council RAF/CPE/UK/1890 2302-2303 10-DEC-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.
Curvilinear ditches are visible as earthworks.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 1999-2017, Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery SX5363 01-JUN-2002 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363087.
The ditches are not identifiable as earthworks.
Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2019-2021, 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 1.5m to 2m wide and 20 to 1150 long on aerial photographs of 1946, closely following the contours of the north-east facing slopes south of Mount Clog, Shaugh Prior village.
The channels, spaced circa 6 to 15m 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 water from 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
| 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 2302-2303 10-DEC-1946. |
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| SDV362982 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2019-2021. 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 4214-4215 27-FEB-1946. [Mapped feature: #123859 ] |
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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
| MDV76868 | Related to: Mount Clog farmstead, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
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: | Mar 12 2024 3:28PM |
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