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| HER Number: | MDV127769 |
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| Name: | Catchmeadow north of Fordbrook Farm, Brixton |
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Summary
A curvilinear earthwork ditch, visible on aerial photographs taken between 1946 and 1955, is interpreted as the gutter of a post-medieval or early-19th century catchmeadow.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 540 522 |
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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 | BRIXTON |
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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/CPE/UK/1890, Devon County Council RAF/CPE/UK/1890 RS 4116-4117 10-DEC-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.
A curvilinear earthwork ditch is visible.
Royal Air Force, 1955, RAF/540/1625, RAF/540/1625 F21 0047-0048 24-MAY-1955 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351141.
A curvilinear earthwork ditch is 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.
A curvilinear earthwork ditch, approximately one metre wide, is visible on aerial photographs taken between 1946 and 1955. It broadly follows the contour along the side of a valley, dropping less than 5 metres over a visible extent of circa 190 metres. It is interpreted as a post-medieval or 19th century catchmeadow gutter, although it is not depicted on the available historic mapping and presumably fell out of use by the late-19th century. It could have originated from the farmstead at Fordbrook and operated as an integrated system whereby manure was mixed with the water and used to fertilise as well as irrigate the land.
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 RS 4116-4117 10-DEC-1946. [Mapped feature: #124609 ] |
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| 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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| SDV351141 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1955. RAF/540/1625. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/540/1625 F21 0047-0048 24-MAY-1955. |
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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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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: | Apr 15 2020 4:48PM |
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