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Summary

A possible water meadow system of probable 19th century date is visible as a series of earthwork ditches on aerial photographs of 1947 onwards, at Peterhayes Farm. The earthwork ditches remain visible on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Traditional Farm Buildings and earthworks of former catch (water)meadow leats, at Petershayes Farm

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: ST20NW/190
• SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• WATER MEADOW (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD (Between))

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1975 RS 4126-27 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

The water meadow is visible as a series of earthwork ditches. Map object partly based on this source.

Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit, 1992 - 1993, Blackdown Hills Survey Archive (Archive - Survey). SDV324187.

Vis=29/9/1992 (simpson and noble) the field n of track to peterhayes farm contains earthworks which are believed to be water meadows.

Ordnance Survey, 1996, OS/96569, OS/96569 V 174-75 08-MAY-1996 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359324.

The water meadow is visible as a series of earthwork ditches. Map object partly based on this source.

Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR ST2406 Bluesky International DTM 24 & 30-APR-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.

The water meadow is visible as a series of earthwork ditches. Map object partly based on this source.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2016-2018, The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV359463.

A possible water meadow system of probable 19th century date is visible as a series of earthwork ditches on aerial photographs of 1947 onwards, at Peterhayes Farm. The possible system occupies an area of approximately 7.23 hectares and is typified by a series of sinuous north to south and northeast to southwest aligned earthwork ditches with a series of more linear east to west aligned ditches bisecting these. These more linear ditches may have served to feed the system by diverting the flow of water from a watercourse further uphill to the southwest. It is largely unclear, however, how this water meadow system may have operated, although the less typical arrangement of these gutters were presumably designed to take advantage of the subtle variations in the micro-topography of the landscape here and appears to represent a hybrid local style of water management, rather than a more conventional type. The earthwork ditches remain visible on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016. It should be borne in mind that some of the earthworks recorded here within this record may have served as simple land drainage ditches and are not associated with the possible water meadow system.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV324187	Archive - Survey: Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit. 1992 - 1993. Blackdown Hills Survey Archive. Blackdown Hills Survey Archive. A4 Unbound.
SDV356127	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1975 RS 4126-27 11-APR-1947.
SDV359324	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1996. OS/96569. Ordnance Survey Aerial Photograph. OS/96569 V 174-75 08-MAY-1996.
SDV359463	Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2016-2018. The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project. Historic England Research Report. 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 ST2406 Bluesky International DTM 24 & 30-APR-2016.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7508 - The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme (NMP) project (Ref: ACD1228)

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