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| HER Number: | MDV127574 |
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| Name: | Catch meadow north-east of Holwell Farm, Bigbury |
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Summary
Narrow curvilinear earthwork ditches visible on aerial photographs of 1946 on the south-east facing slopes of a combe north-east of Holwell Farm, are probably the remains of a catch meadow of 19th to early 20th century date. The earthworks have probably been levelled.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 666 475 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX64NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Bigbury |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BIGBURY |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthworks of a Catch Watermeadow, north of St Ann's Chapel
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/CPE/UK/1890, Devon County Council RAF/CPE/UK/1890 FP 1064-1066 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 SX6647 22-MAY-2007 (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.
At least four roughly parallel curvilinear ditches are visible as earthworks circa 1m to 3m wide on aerial photographs of 1946, closely following the contours of the south-east facing combe slopes for up to 130m.
The channels are probably the gutters of a small catch meadow of 19th to early 20th century date.
Originating in the medieval period, catch meadows were in widespread use in Devon in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Such systems irrigated combe slopes rather than valley floors using water abstracted from springs or streams. In this instance the water source was probably the spring fed stream to the south.
The ditches are not identifiable on more recent sources 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 FP 1064-1066 10-DEC-1946. [Mapped feature: #124290 ] |
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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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| 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 SX6647 22-MAY-2007. |
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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: | Aug 17 2023 1:29PM |
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