Hilltown Farmhouse

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LAMERTON EAST HILLTOWN, Lamerton SX 47 NW 3/42 Hilltown Farmhouse - II

Farmhouse. Early C17 with later C17 addition to right, C19 additions to left and C20 alterations. Mixed slatestone rubble, slate roofs with bridge ridge and gable stacks, ridge stack at former gable end, front lateral stack to left of C19, C19 building rendered and lined out and with asbestos slate roof. Original plan uncertain and interior not accessible fully; appears to be 2-room plan with porch and stair tower to front; upper room (to right of porch) has fireplace from ridge stack, which may have backed right on to original passage, lay out now altered; stair tower to front of this room. Lower end to left extended mid C19 and rear single storey early C19 wash-house/brewhouse, heated. Mid C19 addition to left extends as wing to rear forming overall L-plan. 2 storeys, to left of porch a ground floor metal-framed multi-pane casement, wall set back above, possibly originally single storey, first floor 6-pane sash; porch has pitched roof and panelled inner door in moulded frame, stair tower with pitched roof to right, single pane upper light with slate cill and dripmould, splayed wall to right; later addition to right, single storey with raised corrugated roof, has two 2- pane lights at ground floor, 2-light 6-pane casement above. Left return has ground floor plate glass sash, 4-pane sash at ground and first floor left, narrow plate glass sash ground and first floor right, all with segmental brick heads, not rendered. Rear has blank gable end of rear wing to right; main range has ground floor left 3-light granite casement with hollow-moulded mullions, 3-pane lights in recessed surround, two 2-light casements of 6 panes with timber lintels at first floor; single-storey wash-house/brewhouse of early C19 has stable door to side, 2- light 2-pane casement with cambered brick head to each side of rear stack, small single light to right side; ground floor right similar 3-light granite casement with iron stanchions, 6-pane sash under eaves with granite cill; 2-storey block in angle to rear wing has small 4-pane light at ground floor and 6-pane sash under eaves; barn attached at end left has door and 2-pane light with granite lintel. Interior stair tower has newel stair, newel a large circular timber, porch integral with stair tower, room to right has granite fireplace with flat chamfered lintel, large jamb to right and cloam oven. Rest of building not accessible. (Sources: Alcock, Dr N. : Unpublished notes 1985).

Listing NGR: SX4523176806

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Title: Source Date: Author: Publisher: Surveyor: Ordnance Survey Map used for previous sched. docs
Title: Source Date: Author: Publisher: Surveyor: Site shown on 1834 Tithe Map
Title: Ordnance Survey 1:2500 SU7173 Source Date: Author: Publisher: Surveyor:
Title: 1:2500 Map Source Date: Author: Publisher: Surveyor: Ordnance Survey 1:2500 Map
Title: Source Date: Author: Publisher: Surveyor: Ordnance Survey depiction
3586,
Site recognised by Os in 1887,
Reference aerial photographs of ditch,
Reference to barrow cemetery,
Record no 01230,
No sign of ditch from A P`s,
Mention trace of ditch,
Mention trace of second barrow mound,
Mention reduction in barrow height,
Mention of mound on 1946 AP`s,
Mention of flint finds,
Mention of flint find by Westerling,
Mention of aerial photographs,
Mention cremations and inhumations,
Mention excavations,
Mention condition,
Mention 1903 Ordnance Survey Map,
Discussion of excavations at site,
Details of the excavations at site,
Details of the dates of excavations,
Details of finds from the site,
Description of other associated finds,
Card no 3623,
Collapse of structure,
34141,

SMR Record 219,
Types of pottery remains recovered,
Record no 1185,
Reference to Roman structures,
Part Excavations,
Name of monument,
Mound does not extend NE,
Mention part excav. by Wessex Arch,
Mention of records from 18th century,
Mention no sign of ditch,
Mention of entrance of site,
Mention of excavations at the site,
Mention nearby long barrow,
Mention dimensions of mound,
Mention barrow name,
Find of Roman coin,
Notes in file CB25/A, SR 102,
SMR Record 230,
NAR record SO36SW14,
CUC BFA 22-24, CUC BFA 22-24,
Details of wall south of villa range,
Field banks enclosing farmstead,
Detail first defences,
Details of central cist at SW end,
Best surviving medieval remains in w,
Card no 0356,
Mention size of features,
MPP fieldwork by S.Gerrard,
Depiction on Ordnance Survey Map,
RCHME,
Ordnance Survey , 541/30/3047-48,
Possible enclosure within fieldsystem,
Reference to hut circles in west,
SMR no 1339.01.000,
Record no 00186,
Record no 148,
Originally surrounded by moat,
Mention wider barrow cemetery,
Mention 'T' shaped plan,
South Yorks SMR (PI 372),
4328,
SMR Record no. 1022.12, 1022.13,
Shale working,
Recognition by OS in 1887,
PRN 2405 and 2485,
PI 333,
Mention site of motte and bailey,
Mention proximity to long barrow,
Mention survey by G E Playne 1869,
Mention of name of site,
Mention of interpretation of long bar,
Mention of historic references,
Mention of first identification,
Mention location of additional stones,
Mention hole in mound in 1953,
Mention find of Bronze Age pottery,
Incorrect suggestion of banjo encl,
Mention archaeological investigations,
Interpretation of pillow mounds,
Details of the fabric of Priory wall,
Details of Skinner`s excavations,
Details of pits recorded by Dymand,
Description of the barrow cemetery,
Description of barrow cemetery,
Date of finds,
MPP fieldwork by S. Gerrard,
View of feature,
Dewpond to the west of settlement,
Notes in file CB25\A (SR 102),
NAR Card no SP95SW15,
MPP fieldwork by S. Gerrard,
NMR TA0376/3/256,
Two structures identified,
CUC RC8 GH63,
SMR record no. 492.01000,
Somerset SMR 33638,
Report of mounds on aerial photograph,
Record no 1221,
PRN 4327,
PI 156,
Name of long barrow,
Mention slit trenches on mound,
Mention part excavation by Austen,
Mention of pillow mound,
Mention of hut circles within fort,
Mention of excavation hollow,
Mention name of site,
Mention finds from the site,
Mention dimensions of barrow mound,
Mention barrow ditch,
Mention berm,
Interpretation of eastern entrance,
Finds at British Musuem,
Details of well,
Details of restoration (1976),
Details of circular structure,
Detail finds of RB pottery,
Description,
Card no 0308,
Extent of field system,
MPP fieldwork S. Gerrard,
Depiction,
On site interpretative board,
NAR Card no 1645,
3804,
SMR record no. 492.00000,
SMR no. 32.00,
Second bowl barrow nearby,
Record no 01238,
Record 1052,
PRN 542,
Outer banks 3m high,
Mention shale cup,
Mention size of barrow and ploughing,
Mention profile of ditch,
Mention of investigation by Peachy,
Mention of no sign of ditch from AP`s,
Mention of interpretation by Witts,
Mention enclosure of hilltop,
Mention field system,
Mention find of urn on south side,
Interpretation of mound as a barrow,
Mention associated features,
Interpretation of prospecting pit,
Different date of E-W gullies,
Details of pottery recovered,
Details of partial excavations,
Details of external burial,
Description of the ramparts,
Description of building,
Description of barrow,

Local enquiry,
NAR Record card no SP95SW14,
Notes on file at HPG Midlands,
NAR Card no SP95SW14,
Aerial view of field sytem, Aerial view of field sytem,
4332,
Suggestion of early manor inside moat,
Reference to name Cadcong,
ref. 1676/0/3,
Reference to Crawford identification,
PI 288,
PRN 2408,
Mention wider cemetery,
Mention survey in 1985,
Mention OS report,
Mention of stoney patch in field,
Mention of finds from site,
Mention of Greenwell`s reference 218,
Mention location of gateway,
Mention group of 4 barrows,
Mention date of enclosure,
Mention composition of mound,
Interpretation as a RB boundary,
Footings of building,
Identification as a saucer barrow,
Details of south-eastern structures,
Details of the site name,
Details of aerial photographs,
Detail secondary defences,
Date of excavations at the site,
Card no 0516,

View of ridge and furrow,
information board in castle,
See 146456,
Details of Roman pottery from site,

Olique APs and a vertical AP in SMR,
Size of enclosure within field system,
0517 AP 13A,
Mention primary inhumation,
Mention of observation by M Crooke,
Mention of Greenwell`s ref no. 217,
Mention of finds from the site,
Mention no sign of ditch from AP`s,
Mention field observtion,
Mention dimensions of barrow,
Mention berm of site,
Iron Age finds discovered by Warre,
Extensive disturbance by later sites,
Details of the Romano-British finds,
Details of southern cist at SW corner,
Details of excavations in 1874,
Description of urns found in 1925,
Date of excavations,
Card no 0517,
Record No. 01236,
Frances Griffith,
In possession of Mr Blunt (owner),
Annotation on record 6": 1 mile,
SMR Record 08203,
NAR Card no SP85SE19,
Held by Dr Canadine, The Manor House,
4333,
Report of name of field by Vlasto,
Record no 00187,
Record no 01869,
Name of the barrow,
No sign of street plan,
Occurrence of graves across hilltop,
Name of the site,
Mention possible site of manor house,
Mention of occupation debris,
Mention of early ploughing over site,
Mention of 25 coins of Theodosius,
Mention of dry-stone revetment wall,
Mention of 17th century finds,
Mention early date for field system,
Mention barrow,
Dissolution date of site,
Discovery of circular footings 1873,
Excavation conducted before 1880,
Dimensions of ditch from AP evidence,
Details of excavations,
Details of lifting gear of well,
Detail development of site AD 200-100,
15th century date of smaller tower,
Account of hut platforms,
AP`s showing traces of field system,
Conversation with owner,
On site information,
Oblique AP file SMR, untitled series,
AP Ref No. MU CS 97,20, AP Ref No. MU CS 97,20,
Location of lynchets,

Suggestion of bailey on AP`s,
Report of name of the field by Vlasto,
Record no 01244,
Presence of similar structures to S,
PI 257,
Name of site,
Mention second disc barrow nearby,
Mention other fishponds,
Mention of sketch of burial chambers,
Mention of iron ore and white clay,
Mention of enclosure rubble banks,
Mention mansion at 'The Bowl',
Mention hollow in top of mound,
Mention enclosing wall/ raised area,
Mention bank (NAR rept),
Iles interpretation of a pillow mound,
Finds of surounding area,
Dimensions of column,
Details of barrow dimensions,
Details of NE chamber and contents,
Description of E-W gullies,
Detail partial excavations of 1955,
Beaker pottery at Ashmolean Musuem,
View of site,
Two stone structures,
Reference to dry stone wall on site,
Record no. 01241,
record no 070248,
Size of stone column,
suggestion of monument as sheep encl,
SMR card no 3653,
Possibility of the name Portbury Hill,
Record no 00193,
Mention wider round barrow cemetery,
No trace of ditch,
Name of the bowl barrow,
Mention OS 1903 map,
Mention of survey by Dennison,
Mention of parish boundary wall,
Mention of finds from 1870 excavation,
Mention of earlier field boundary,
Mention of 1870 excavations by Lyons,
Mention mint at Cadanbyrig,
Mention ditch showing as a soil mark,
Mention dense vegetation,
Mention collegiate college,
Excavation by Huntley in 1700,
Discovery of burial chamber in 1871,
Finds from surrounding area,
Details of designers of Priory Church,
Details of 1975 excavation,
Detail size of mound,
Card no 0478,
Aerial photograph showing ditch,
33695,33696,33698,
19th century drawing in SMR file,
SMR Record 1661,
Size of terraces,
NMR 9240/3, NMR 9240/3,
CUC ARC 1-2, CUC ARC 1-2,
Recent survey by RCHME,
Field survey,
notes on file CB25/A (SR Rm 102),
EH Mon Terrier description,
Total size of village/field system,
AP NMR SO4494-95, AP NMR SO4494-95,
Poss. early industrial significance,
Mention Tithe Map,
Mention the name of the site,
Mention revetment of mound,
Mention Roman deposits,
Mention of Greenwell record no. 216,
Mention of medieval pottery at moat,
Mention of motte and bailey castle,
Mention of Greenwell reference 219,
Mention house to the east,
Mention field bank to the north,
Mention initial composure of building,
Mention excavations by St George Gray,
Location of quarry ditch by Wessex Ar,
Location of ditch by Wessex Arch,
Heath present before const. of barrow,
Details of flintwork from the fort,
Details of structure of barrow,
Details of SW chamber and contents,
Description of finds made in 1925,
Description of NW ditch,
Construction during Civil War,
MPP site photo,
In possession of Mr Blunt (owner),
Conversation with CAO,
Details of parchmarks at site,
NAR SO36SW14,
NAR ST 87 SE 4,
CUC BWC 024,
SMR record no. 492.01100,
Somerset 54640,
Reference to the two nearby barrows,
PRN 2426,
Record no 1051,
PRN 2417,
PI 159,
Mention structure with side extension,
Mention partial excavations,
Mention skeleton found in 1940-1,
Mention of period of occupation,
Mention of hollow-way as sunken track,
Mention of IA/RB fieldsystem,
Mention flag-staff,
Mention flinty mound,
Mention ditch of site,
Mention barrow group,
Interpretation of colonnade/portico,
Interpretation as a siegework,
Details of the structure of the site,
Details of restoration (1951-64),
Details of restoration by Joliffe,
Details of debris around well head,
Description of appearance of site,
Detail early IA occupation,
Derbyshire SMR (PRN 8115),
Extent of enclosure,
Mr R Webb, Lodge Secretary,
RCHM archive text,
NAR Card no SP70NW3,
NAR Card no SP84SW6,
4342,
Structure of burial chamber and finds,
The name of the monument,
The name of the monument,
The name of the monument,
Reference to Greenwell`s number 220,
Record no 358,
Priory replaced collegiate college,
PI 174,
Mention surrounding quarry ditch,
Mention variance in size of barrow,
Mention of watching brief (1939-40),
Mention of unauthorised prospecting,
Mention of historical references,
Mention of finds held at Taunton,
Mention millstream,
Mention hollow in barrow mound,
Mention Bronze Age urn,
Mention destruction of barrow,
Incorrect location,
Finds of 1885,
Details of the name of the site,
Details of size of rooms,
Detail of more extensive remains,
Details of 1953-4 excavations,
Dark ring around base of mound,
Card no 1293,
MPP fieldwork by S. Gerrard,
Discovery,
Pitstone SP 91 NW 4/149,
SMR Record 1645,
Total area of surviving village,
FMW record,
CU ART 51 RC8 EV11,
Somerset 10594,
Reference to round barrow cemetery,
Record no 1166,
PRN 2425,
Oval shape in 1926,
Misinterpreted as a long barrow,
Mention size of barrow mound,
Mention ploughing of mound,
Mention other mounds within the area,
Mention of reference in Saxon Charter,
Mention of identification by Crooke,
Mention of field lynchets,
Mention no sign of a bailey,
Mention flat-topped mound,
Mention ditch,
Mention barrow mound,
Interpretation as stockpens,
Find of gold slater,
Details of tiled floor,
Details of Priory wall,
Details of central burial,
Detail dimensions of the ditch,
Description of avenue,
Date of gatehouse,
Card no 0461,
Sketchplan,
Oral with Dr T.A.P. Greeves,
Location,
RCHM archive text.,
NAR Card no SP74SE1,
Pickering, J,7757/4-8,13 7857/7,
Tesserated pavement found in 1888,
SX47SE062,
Size of feature,
Record no 00194,
PI 341,
Placename associations,
Nave completed in 1234,
Mention quarry,
Mention of wartime installations,
Mention of mutilation,
Mention of unburnt human remains,
Mention of cross bank and ditch,
Mention interpretation as a hutcircle,
Mention interpretation of kitchens,
Mention excavations by Alcock,
Mention,
Foundation date of site,
Heath est. before const. of barrow,
Discovery of RB cremations and graves,
Details of finds from excavations,
Details of 14th century pottery,
Details of 14th century alterations,
Details of 1856 excavation,
Description of SE ditch,
9131,
on display inside church,
33834,
Photographic evidence,
Conversation owners,
NMR record TQ 37 NE 68,
Description of samian and pottery,
Commemorative plaque at Priory House,
CUC BSC 002/003, CUC BSC 002/003,
Tesserated pavement found in 1888,
Reference the barrow,
Reference the barrow group,
Record no 01235,
No obvious signs of ditch on AP`s,
No mention by Grinsell/RCHME,
Mention tree clump circle,
Mention of urns from chambers,
Mention of various interpretations,
Mention of AP cropmarks to east,
Mention of artefacts from the site,
Mention condition of building,
Mention excavation hollow in NE,
Mention condition of barrow,
Foundation by de Redvers in c.1150,
Discovery of RB material around well,
Discovery of RB material during 19thC,
Details of 1821 excavations,
Details of finds,
Details of 1854 excavations,
682,
Card no 1643,
34859,
Church Guide,
SMR Record No. 01528,
SMR Ref. 00231,
CUC BZN 1-2, CUC BZN 1-2,
Ancient monuments terrier,
CUC PG8, CUC PG8,

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