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| HER Number: | MDV127788 |
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| Name: | Catch meadow south of Stadbury 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 the 1940s as narrow curvilinear earthwork ditches on the slopes of the upper Stiddicombe Creek combe, south of Stadbury Farm. The gutters remain visible as subtle earthworks on visualisations derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 685 452 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX64NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Aveton Gifford |
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| Civil Parish | Churchstow |
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| Civil Parish | Thurlestone |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | AVETON GIFFORD |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | THURLESTONE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CATCH MEADOW (XVIII to World War II - 1800 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1945, RAF/106G/UK/967, RAF/106G/UK/967 RS 4133-4134 01-NOV-1945 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351060.
Curvilinear ditches are visible as earthworks.
Environment Agency, 1998-2017, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX6845 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361470.
Curvilinear ditches are identifiable as earthworks.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 1999-2017, Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery SX6845 22-MAY-2007 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363087.
Curvilinear ditches are visible as 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.
At least six curvilinear ditches are visible as earthworks up to circa 3m wide and up to circa 420m long on aerial photographs of 1945, four following the contours of the south-facing slopes and two the north-facing slopes of the upper Stiddicombe Creek combe, south of Stadbury Farm.
The channels are probably the gutters of a former catch meadow 19th to early 20th century date.
Such systems irrigated combe slopes rather than valley floors using water abstracted from springs or streams. Originating in the medieval period they were in widespread use in Devon in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
The gutters remain identifiable as earthworks on visualisations derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV351060 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1945. RAF/106G/UK/967. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/967 RS 4133-4134 01-NOV-1945. [Mapped feature: #124650 ] |
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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 SX6845 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017. |
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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 SX6845 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: | Mar 5 2020 3:23PM |
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