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| HER Number: | MDV127751 |
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| Name: | Catchmeadow north of Combe Wood, Brixton |
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Summary
The gutters of a post-medieval or early-19th century catchmeadow are visible as curvilinear earthwork ditches on aerial photographs taken from 1946 and on digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 528 522 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX55SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Brixton |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | PLYMSTOCK |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CATCH MEADOW (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
No features are depicted in this exact location.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1586, RAF/106G/UK/1586 Vp1 5002-5003 20-JUN-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363483.
Curvilinear earthwork ditches are visible.
Environment Agency, 1998-2017, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX5252 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361470.
Three curvilinear earthwork ditches are visible.
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.
Three curvilinear earthwork ditches, approximately one metre wide, are visible on aerial photographs taken from 1946 and images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017. They broadly follow the contour along the side of a valley, dropping less than 5 metres over a visible extent of circa 150 metres. They are interpreted as the gutters of a post-medieval catchmeadow, using a natural water source. They are not depicted on the available historic mapping, and presumably fell out of use by the late-19th century. One seems to have functioned as a field boundary in the mid-20th century, with different cultivation visible on either side on aerial photographs taken in the 1940s.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV361470 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2017. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SX5252 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017. [Mapped feature: #124564 ] |
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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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| SDV363483 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1586. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/1586 Vp1 5002-5003 20-JUN-1946. |
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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: | Mar 2 2020 12:54PM |
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