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| HER Number: | MDV127969 |
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| Name: | Catch meadow south of Venn Cross, Ugborough |
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Summary
A catch meadow of probable post-medieval to 19th century date is visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s and 1950s as narrow curvilinear earthwork ditches on the south-facing combe slopes south-east of Venn House. The ditches have probably since been levelled.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 688 564 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX65NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Ugborough |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | UGBOROUGH |
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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
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, Devon County Council RAF/CPE/UK/1890 RP 3172-3173 10-DEC-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.
Curvilinear ditches are visible as earthworks.
Royal Air Force, 1951, RAF/540/497, RAF/540/497 RS 4029-4030 12-MAY-1951 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351212.
Curvilinear ditches are visible as earthworks.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 1999-2017, Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery SX6856 18-JUN-1999 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363087.
The gutters are not 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.
Three roughly parallel curvilinear ditches are visible on aerial photographs of 1946 and 1951 as earthworks roughly 15m apart, circa 2m wide and up to 145m long, closely following the contours of the south-facing slope between Venn House and Kitterford Cross.
The channels are interpreted as the remains of a catch meadow potentially of post-medieval to 19th century date.
Catch meadows abstracted from springs or streams and redistributed it along channels or gutters to irrigate combe slopes. Probably originating in the medieval period, they were in widespread use in Devon from the 19th to early 20th century.
No ditches are depicted in this location on the available historic maps and any watermeadow in this location is likely to have fallen out of regular use by the late-19th century.
The gutters are not visible as earthworks on digital images derived from aerial photographs of 1999 and have probably been levelled.
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 RP 3172-3173 10-DEC-1946. [Mapped feature: #124974 ] |
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| SDV351212 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1951. RAF/540/497. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/540/497 RS 4029-4030 12-MAY-1951. |
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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 SX6856 18-JUN-1999. |
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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 30 2020 4:24PM |
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