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Summary

Several subtle curvilinear ditches are visible on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2016 and interpreted as gutters of a 19th century catch meadow system.

Location

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

Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR SY1992 Bluesky International DTM 24-APR-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.

Several subtle curvilinear ditches are visible as earthworks.

Sims, R., Knight, S. & Houghton, E., 2020-2021, East Devon AONB Lidar Assessment and Desk based Assessment (Interpretation). SDV363914.

Several subtle curvilinear earthwork ditches are visible on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2016. The ditches follow the contours of the hillside, and a catch meadow is recorded to the west (MDV131295). The ditches are interpreted as possible gutters of a further catch meadow system.
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

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV8340 - East Devon AONB Lidar Assessment and Desk based Assessment

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