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| HER Number: | MDV129536 |
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| Name: | Catch meadow south of Ford, Milton Abbot |
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Summary
Curvilinear earthwork ditches are visible on lidar data captured from 2005 onwards, and are interpreted as the remains of a post-medieval catchmeadow south of Ford Mill.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 404 769 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX47NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Milton Abbot |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MILTON ABBOT |
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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.
Several water channels are depicted around Ford.
Environment Agency, 2000-2019, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: Tamar Aerial Survey project area, LIDAR Environment Agency LAST RETURN 20-FEB-2005 (Cartographic). SDV363954.
Curvilinear earthwork ditches are visible.
NERC, 2013, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) Tellus: Tamar Aerial Survey project area, LIDAR Tellus LAST RETURN 01-JUL-2013 to 31-AUG-2013 (Cartographic). SDV363955.
Curvilinear earthwork ditches are visible.
Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2020-2021, Tamar/Lidar; A Single Source Approach to Landscape Survey and Socially Distanced Community Archaeology (AI&M project) (Interpretation). SDV363945.
Several curvilinear earthwork ditches, between 1.5 and 2.5 metres wide, are visible on images derived from lidar data captured from 2005 onwards, on the valley slope south of Ford. They broadly follow the contour, dropping just over 5 metres over a visible length of approximately 200 metres. and partially match water channels depicted on the late-19th century OS maps. They are interpreted as the gutters of a post-medieval or 19th century catchmeadow. It may have operated as an integrated system, where manure from the farmstead at Ford was mingled with the water to both irrigate and fertilise the fields. It appears that the water supply originated from the ponds at Ford Mill.
Sources / Further Reading
| 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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| SDV363945 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2020-2021. Tamar/Lidar; A Single Source Approach to Landscape Survey and Socially Distanced Community Archaeology (AI&M project). Historic England Research Report. Digital. |
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| SDV363954 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2000-2019. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: Tamar Aerial Survey project area. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR Environment Agency LAST RETURN 20-FEB-2005. [Mapped feature: #127973 ] |
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| SDV363955 | Cartographic: NERC. 2013. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) Tellus: Tamar Aerial Survey project area. Digital. LIDAR Tellus LAST RETURN 01-JUL-2013 to 31-AUG-2013. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8345 - Tamar/Lidar; A Single Source Approach to Landscape Survey and Socially Distanced Community Archaeology (AI&M) (Ref: ACD2380)
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 14 2020 6:09PM |
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