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| HER Number: | MDV131425 |
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| Name: | Catch meadow south of Lincombe Farm, Sidmouth |
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Summary
A series of narrow curvilinear ditches are visible as subtle earthworks on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2016. The ditches are interpreted as gutters of a 19th to early 20th century catch meadow irrigation system.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 132 932 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY19SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Sidmouth |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SIDBURY |
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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 (Between) to 1932 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
The ditches lead from a rectilinear pond southeast of Lincombe Farm.
Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR SY1393 Bluesky International DTM 04-MAY-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.
A series of narrow curvilinear earthwork ditches are visible.
Environment Agency WMS, 2019, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), 2019 (Cartographic). SDV362956.
A series of narrow curvilinear ditches are visible.
Sims, R., Knight, S. & Houghton, E., 2020-2021, East Devon AONB Lidar Assessment and Desk based Assessment (Interpretation). SDV363914.
A series of narrow curvilinear ditches are visible as subtle earthworks on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2016. The ditches correspond with the topographic contours of the southwest facing hillside. They lead from a pond depicted on the First Edition OS map. The ditches are interpreted as the gutters of a 19th or early 20th century catch meadow irrigation 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
| 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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| SDV359714 | Cartographic: Bluesky International. 2016. LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects. Not applicable. Digital. LIDAR SY1393 Bluesky International DTM 04-MAY-2016. |
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| SDV362956 | Cartographic: Environment Agency WMS. 2019. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), 2019. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. [Mapped feature: #132932 ] |
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| SDV363914 | Interpretation: Sims, R., Knight, S. & Houghton, E.. 2020-2021. East Devon AONB Lidar Assessment and Desk based Assessment. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8340 - East Devon AONB Lidar Assessment and Desk based Assessment
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 17 2021 12:18PM |
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