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Summary

A possible leat or simple catch meadow of probable 19th century date is visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s as an earthwork ditch on the south-facing combe slopes to the south of Court Barton, Thorverton. The ditch has probably been levelled.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• CATCH MEADOW? (XVIII to XX - 1800 AD to 1904 AD (Between))
• LEAT? (XVIII to XX - 1800 AD to 1904 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

A possible water channel is visible immediately to the west.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RS, RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RS 4178-4179 04-NOV-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356902.

An earthwork ditch is visible.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2014-2015, East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV356883.

A possible leat or simple catch meadow of probable 19th to early 20th century date is visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s as an earthwork ditch on the south-facing combe slopes to the south of Court Barton, Thorverton. The ditch was probably an eastwards continuation of a channel depicted on the Ordnance Survey first edition 25 inch map, following the eastern boundary of Court Barton. The ditch is circa 3 metres wide for circa 370 metres, much of its visible length, narrowing as it follows the contours around the ridge the south-eastern facing slopes before meeting the earthwork pit of a former quarry. The ditch was not visible on later images available to the survey and has probably been levelled.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV356883	Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2014-2015. East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
	Linked documents:1
SDV356902	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RS. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RS 4178-4179 04-NOV-1946. [Mapped feature: #70108 ]

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV6530 - The East and Mid-Devon Rivers Catchment NMP project (Ref: ACD613)

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