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| HER Number: | MDV127696 |
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| Name: | Catch meadow north-east of Ley Farm, Aveton Gifford |
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Summary
A catch meadow of probable 19th to early 20th century date is visible on aerial photographs of 1946 as narrow curvilinear earthwork ditches closely following the contours of the north-west facing combe slopes to the north-east of Ley Farm.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 677 500 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX65SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Aveton Gifford |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | AVETON GIFFORD |
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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/CPE/UK/1890, Devon County Council RAF/CPE/UK/1890 RP 3082-3083 10-DEC-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351061.
Curvilinear ditches are visible as earthworks.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 1999-2017, Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery SX6749-SX6750 22-MAY-2007 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363087.
Curvilinear ditches are visible as very subtle earthworks.
NERC, 2013, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) Tellus: South Devon to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX6749-SX6750 Tellus DTM 01-JUL-2013 to 31-AUG-2013 (Cartographic). SDV361514.
Curvilinear 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.
Six curvilinear and roughly parallel ditches are clearly visible on aerial photographs of 1946 as earthworks up to circa 2m wide and circa 120m to 290m long, closely following the contours of the north-west facing combe slopes to the north-east of Ley Farm.
The channels are probably the remains of catch meadow gutters of 19th to early 20th century date. Catch meadows abstracted water from springs or streams to irrigated combe slopes rather than valley floors. Probably originating in the medieval period, ‘catch gutter’ water meadows were in widespread use in Devon in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
The ditches are identifiable as very subtle earthworks on digital images derived from aerial photographs of 2007 and visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2013.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV351061 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). Devon County Council RAF/CPE/UK/1890 RP 3082-3083 10-DEC-1946. [Mapped feature: #124493 ] |
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| SDV361514 | Cartographic: NERC. 2013. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) Tellus: South Devon to Dartmoor. Digital. LIDAR SX6749-SX6750 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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| 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 SX6749-SX6750 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: | Feb 27 2020 4:42PM |
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