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| HER Number: | MDV128153 |
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| Name: | Catchmeadow south-west of West Batson Hall, Salcombe |
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Summary
Curvilinear earthwork ditches, visible on aerial photographs taken from 1946 onwards, are interpreted as the gutters of a post-medieval or 19th century catchmeadow.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 729 390 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX73NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Salcombe |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MALBOROUGH |
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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 4017-4018 10-DEC-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.
Curvilinear earthwork ditches are visible.
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/2105, RAF/CPE/UK/2105 RP 3120-3121 28-MAY-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351151.
Curvilinear earthwork ditches are visible.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 1999-2017, Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery SX7239 20-APR-2015 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363087.
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 onwards. They broadly follow the contour along both sides of a valley just below West Batson Hall. They drop just over 5 metres over a visible length of 115 metres and are interpreted as the gutters of a post-medieval or 19th century catchmeadow. This may have functioned as an integrated system, whereby water was mingled with manure from the farmstead to both irrigate and fertilise the slopes. No features are depicted in this exact location on the available historic maps and any catchmeadow here presumably fell out of use by the late-19th century.
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 4017-4018 10-DEC-1946. |
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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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| SDV351151 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/2105. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/2105 RP 3120-3121 28-MAY-1947. |
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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 SX7239 20-APR-2015. [Mapped feature: #125380 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV128154 | Related to: Catchmeadow south-east of Maryknowle Farm, Salcombe (Monument) |
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 21 2020 5:29PM |
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