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| HER Number: | MDV130590 |
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| Name: | Catch meadow south of Sherril House, Dunterton |
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Summary
Two narrow curvilinear ditches are visible as earthworks on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2005 and 2013 south of Sherril House. The ditches follow the contours of the slope near the course of a stream and are interpreted as gutters of a probable 19th century catch meadow.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 385 792 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX37NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Dunterton |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | DUNTERTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CATCH MEADOW (XIX to Early 20th Century - 1801 AD to 1932 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
The earthworks do not correspond to any depicted features.
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.
Two narrow curvilinear ditches are visible as earthworks.
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.
Two narrow curvilinear ditches are visible as earthworks.
Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2020-2021, Tamar/Lidar; A Single Source Approach to Landscape Survey and Socially Distanced Community Archaeology Area 1 (AI&M project) (Interpretation). SDV363945.
Two narrow curvilinear ditches circa 2 metres in width are visible as earthworks on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2005 and 2013. The ditches follow the contours of a south-east facing combe slope south of Sherril House.
The ditches do not correspond with any features depicted on the available historic maps. A stream is depicted to the east, flowing from the north.
The earthworks are faintly visible on aerial photographs dating to 2010 and 2015.
The ditches are interpreted as gutters of a former catch meadow of probable 19th century origin, that tapped a stream flowing from the north.
Catch meadows abstracted from springs or streams and redistributed it along channels or gutters to irrigate combe slopes rather than valley floors. Originating in the medieval period they were in widespread use in Devon in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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 Area 1 (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: #129995 ] |
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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 Area 1 (AI&M) (Ref: ACD2380)
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 28 2021 3:32PM |
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