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| HER Number: | MDV127792 |
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| Name: | Possible catch meadow south of Aveton Gifford Bridge |
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Summary
A possible catch meadow of probable 19th to early 20th century date is visible on visualisations derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017 as narrow curvilinear earthwork ditches on the west-facing slopes of a combe south of Aveton Gifford Bridge.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 693 466 |
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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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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CHURCHSTOW |
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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, RAF/CPE/UK/1890 FP 1060-1061 10-DEC-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351061.
The ditches are not identifiable as earthworks.
Environment Agency, 1998-2017, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX6946 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361470.
Curvilinear ditches are visible as subtle earthworks.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 1999-2017, Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery SX6946 22-APR-2015 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363087.
Curvilinear ditches are visible as very subtle earthworks under pasture.
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 ditches are visible on visualisations derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017 as subtle earthworks closely following the contours of a west-facing combe slope south of Aveton Gifford Bridge.
The visible earthworks measure circa 3 to 4m wide and 30 to 40m long.
The channels are possibly the gutters of a small former catch meadow of 19th to early 20th century date.
The possible gutters are not identifiable as earthworks on aerial photographs of 1946. This might be due to the direction of lighting and subtlety of the earthworks. Perhaps supporting the interpretation that the system ceased to be used and maintained some time prior to the 1940s.
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.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV351061 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1890 FP 1060-1061 10-DEC-1946. |
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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 SX6946 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017. [Mapped feature: #124654 ] |
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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 SX6946 22-APR-2015. |
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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 5:23PM |
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