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| HER Number: | MDV131922 |
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| Name: | Catch meadow south-east of Smallicombe Farm, Northleigh |
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Summary
Several curvilinear banks and ditches are visible as earthworks on images derived from lidar data captured in 2016. They are interpreted as irrigation gutters of a small 19th to early 20th century catch meadow system.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 206 974 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY29NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Northleigh |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | NORTHLEIGH |
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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.
A stream is depicted flowing from the north and corresponding directly with one of the earthwork gutters.
Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR SY2097 Bluesky International DTM 24-APR-2016 and 30-APR-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.
Several 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.
Several curvilinear banks and ditches are visible as earthworks on images derived from lidar data captured in 2016. They follow the contours of an east facing slope and correspond with a small stream depicted on the First and Second Edition OS maps. The earthworks are interpreted as irrigation gutters of a small 19th to early 20th century 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
| 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 SY2097 Bluesky International DTM 24-APR-2016 and 30-APR-2016. [Mapped feature: #134026 ] |
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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: | Nov 9 2021 5:59PM |
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