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Summary

Narrow curvilinear channels are visible as earthworks on 1940's RAF digital aerial photographs and on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2013 and 2019. The earthworks are interpreted as 19th century water channels, or the possible gutters of a post-medieval or 19th century catch meadow irrigation system.

Location

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))
• WATER CHANNEL (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

The earthworks do not correspond with any curvilinear features in this location.

Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.

A narrow curvilinear channel is visible as an earthwork.

Environment Agency, 2000-2019, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: Tamar Aerial Survey project area, LIDAR Environment Agency LAST RETURN 19-APR-2019 (Cartographic). SDV363954.

Narrow curvilinear channels 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.

Narrow curvilinear channels are visible as earthworks.

Hegarty, C., Houghton, E., 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.

Narrow curvilinear ditches, less than 2m wide, are visible as earthworks on 1940's RAF digital aerial photographs and on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2013 and 2019.
The earthwork channels closely follow the contours of the northwest facing combe slope and occupy an area of circa 0.45 hectare. They are interpreted as post-medieval or 19th century water channels or the gutters of a catch meadow irrigation system that tapped a water course at its north-east extent.
The water channels or catch meadow gutters do not correspond with any features depicted in this location on the late-19th century First Edition Ordnance Survey map, or later available historic maps, so had possibly passed out of use by this time.

Sources / Further Reading

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)

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