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| HER Number: | MDV128553 |
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| Name: | Catch meadow south-west of Witchcombe, Ugborough |
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Summary
A catch meadow of probable post-medieval to 19th century date is visible on aerial photographs of 1946 onwards as parallel narrow curvilinear earthwork ditches on the west-facing combe slopes to the south-west of Witchcombe.
The ditches remain identifiable as earthworks on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2019.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 690 541 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX65SE |
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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 | MODBURY |
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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 1880 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, Devon County Council RAF/CPE/UK/1890 FS 2196-2197 10-DEC-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.
Curvilinear ditches are visible as earthworks.
GetMapping, 1999, 122/99, Devon County Council GetMapping/122/99 75-76 15-NOV-1999 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351205.
Curvilinear ditches are visible as earthworks.Curvilinear ditches are visible as earthworks.
Environment Agency, 2019, National Lidar Programme, LIDAR Environment Agency DTM 25-FEB-2019 (Cartographic). SDV363691.
Curvilinear ditches are identifiable 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.
Curvilinear ditches 2m to 3m wide and up to circa 120m long are visible as roughly parallel earthworks on aerial photographs of 1946 onwards, closely following the contours of the west-facing combe slopes to the south-west of Witchcombe.
The channels are interpreted as the remains of a catch meadow irrigation system of probable post-medieval to 19th century date.
Catch meadows diverted water from springs or streams and used the channels, or gutters, to redistribute it to irrigate combe slopes. Originating probably in the medieval period catch meadows were in widespread use in Devon in the 19th century with many continuing in use into the mid-20th century.
The visible gutters do not correspond with any water channels depicted on the Ordnance Survey 1880s 25inch First Edition map and the system might therefore have ceased to be used prior to the 1880s.
The ditches remain identifiable as earthworks on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2019.
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 FS 2196-2197 10-DEC-1946. |
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| SDV351205 | Aerial Photograph: GetMapping. 1999. 122/99. GetMapping Aerial Photograph. Devon County Council GetMapping/122/99 75-76 15-NOV-1999. |
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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: #126204 ] |
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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: | Jun 19 2020 9:59AM |
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