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| HER Number: | MDV128790 |
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| Name: | Catch meadow south of Upton, South Milton |
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Summary
A catch meadow of probable post-medieval to 19th century date is visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s onwards as narrow curvilinear earthwork ditches following the contours of a west-facing combe to the south of Upton. The earthworks remain identifiable as subtle earthworks on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2013.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 700 433 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX74SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | South Milton |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SOUTH MILTON |
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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, 1945, RAF/106G/UK/967, RAF/106G/UK/967 RP 3134-3135 01-NOV-1945 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351060.
Curvilinear ditches are visible as earthworks.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, Devon County Council RAF/CPE/UK/1890 2039-2040 10-DEC-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.
Curvilinear ditches are visible as earthworks.Curvilinear ditches are visible as earthworks.
NERC, 2013, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) Tellus: South Devon to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX7043 Tellus DTM 01-JUL-2013 to 31-AUG-2013 (Cartographic). SDV361514.
Curvilinear ditches are identifiable as earthworks.
Google, 2019, Google Earth Pro, EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 22-JUN-2018 ACCESSED 21-JUL-2020 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363088.
Curvilinear ditches are 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.
Curvilinear narrow ditches are visible on aerial photographs of 1945 and 1946 as subtle earthworks under pasture, measuring up to circa 4m wide and up to 100m long, closely following the contours of the west-facing combe to the south of Upton.
The channels are probably the remains of catch meadow gutters of post-medieval to 19th century date.
Catch meadows diverted water from springs or streams along 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 with many in use into the mid-20th century.
The ditches remain identifiable as subtle earthworks on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2013.
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 2039-2040 10-DEC-1946. |
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| SDV351060 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1945. RAF/106G/UK/967. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/967 RP 3134-3135 01-NOV-1945. |
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| SDV361514 | Cartographic: NERC. 2013. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) Tellus: South Devon to Dartmoor. Digital. LIDAR SX7043 Tellus DTM 01-JUL-2013 to 31-AUG-2013. [Mapped feature: #126616 ] |
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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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| SDV363088 | Aerial Photograph: Google. 2019. Google Earth Pro. Various. Digital. EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 22-JUN-2018 ACCESSED 21-JUL-2020. |
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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: | Jul 24 2020 12:46PM |
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