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| HER Number: | MDV128314 |
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| Name: | Catch meadow south of Sheepham Brook, Modbury |
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Summary
A possible catch meadow of probable post-medieval to 19th century date is visible on aerial photographs of 1946 and on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2019 as a narrow curvilinear earthwork ditch on the on the north-facing slopes south of the Sheepham Brook.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 661 528 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX65SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Modbury |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MODBURY |
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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 RS 4097-4098 10-DEC-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.
A curvilinear ditch is visible as an earthwork.
Environment Agency, 2019, National Lidar Programme, LIDAR Environment Agency DTM 25-FEB-2019 (Cartographic). SDV363691.
A curvilinear ditch is identifiable as an earthwork.
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 linear ditch circa 2m wide and 80m long is identifiable as an earthwork on aerial photographs of 1946 and visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2019 on the north-facing slopes south of the Sheepham Brook.
The ditch might be the remains of a catch meadow gutter, probably of post-medieval to 19th century date. The ditch may continue eastwards close to the hedge line but this is not identifiable from the available data.
Catch meadows abstracted from springs or streams used channels, or gutters, to redistribute it to irrigate combe slopes. Originating probably in the medieval period they were in widespread use in Devon in the 19th century and continued in use into the mid-20th 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 4097-4098 10-DEC-1946. |
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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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| SDV363691 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2019. National Lidar Programme. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR Environment Agency DTM 25-FEB-2019. [Mapped feature: #125704 ] |
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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: | May 21 2020 4:17PM |
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