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HER Number:MDV135169
Name:Water meadow southwest of Teign View Barn, Doddiscombleigh

Summary

Linear and curvilinear ditches located between Teign View Barn and the River Teign are likely to represent evidence of a former water meadow of probable post-medieval date.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 843 853
Map Sheet:SX88NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishDoddiscombsleigh
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishCHRISTOW
Ecclesiastical ParishDODDISCOMBSLEIGH

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • WATER MEADOW (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD (Between) to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

University of Exeter, 2020-2021, University of Exeter Unlocking Landscapes Project – validated data, ULDEV200 (Interpretation). SDV365999.

Linear and curvilinear ditches located between Teign View Barn and the River Teign are likely to represent evidence of a former water meadow of probable post-medieval date. This incorporates MDV57623 previously recorded as evidence for a watermeadow. In the field to the south of MDV57623, monument MDV57624 records a palaeochannel; the earthwork ditches visible in this plot are clearly an system and might represent an extension of the watermeadow recorded to the north.

Environment Agency, 2021, University of Exeter Understanding Landscapes Project - Lidar visualisation (Cartographic). SDV366001.

Linear and curvilinear ditches are visible as earthworks.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV365999Interpretation: University of Exeter. 2020-2021. University of Exeter Unlocking Landscapes Project – validated data. Digital. ULDEV200. [Mapped feature: #143009 ]
SDV366001Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2021. University of Exeter Understanding Landscapes Project - Lidar visualisation. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital.

Associated Monuments

MDV57624Parent of: Water channels southwest of Teign View Barn, Doddiscombleigh (Monument)
MDV57623Parent of: WATER MEADOW in the Parish of Doddiscombsleigh (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV9082 - Lidar Survey: University of Exeter Unlocking Landscapes Project

Date Last Edited:Sep 10 2024 5:17PM