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| HER Number: | MDV131754 |
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| Name: | Catch meadow west of Farwood House, Colyton |
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Summary
Irrigation gutters of a 19th to early 20th century catch meadow are visible as earthworks on images derived from lidar data captured in 2016.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 201 953 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY29NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Colyton |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | COLYTON |
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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
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
The earthworks are visible.
Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR SY2095 Bluesky International DTM 24-APR-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.
Three narrow curvilinear banks and ditches are visible as earthworks.
Sims, R., Knight, S. & Houghton, E., 2020-2021, East Devon AONB Lidar Assessment and Desk based Assessment (Interpretation). SDV363914.
Three narrow curvilinear banks and ditches are visible as earthworks on images derived from lidar data captured in 2016. The earthworks are orientated approximately north to south and closely follow the contours of the east facing slope. Two subtle curvilinear banks slightly further to the west also follow the contours and may be associated. The earthworks do not correspond with any features depicted on historic maps, but are visible on aerial photographs dating to the 1940s. The earthworks are interpreted as irrigation gutters of a 19th to early 20th century catch meadow.
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
| SDV342938 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (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 SY2095 Bluesky International DTM 24-APR-2016. [Mapped features: #133570 ; #133571 ] |
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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: | Oct 25 2021 5:33PM |
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