Pitt Cottage

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Cottage. Probably circa mid C17 extended in C18. Stone rubble walls with some cob at the top, partly rendered. Gable-ended asbestos slate roof. Brick stack at right gable-end and stone rubble stack at left gable. Plan: originally 2-room plan with only right-hand room heated and direct entry. A further heated room was added at the left-hand end in circa early C18. Exterior: 2 storeys. Asymmetrical 3-window front of C19 2-light casements, some with small panes. Single light casement to left of doorway, which has C20 part- glazed door. Straight joint to left of centre between original house and extension. C19 or early C20 plank door at left end. Interior: inaccessible at the time of survey but seen to contain 2 open fireplaces with wooden lintels and according to survey by Dr. N. Alcock contains some C17 detail and roof trusses which may be of interest. Source: Unpublished survey by Dr. N. Alcock

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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
NAR Card no SP95SW14,
NAR Record card no SP95SW14,
Notes on file at HPG Midlands,
Aerial view of field sytem, Aerial view of field sytem,
4332,
SMR Record 230,
NAR record SO36SW14,
CUC BFA 22-24, CUC BFA 22-24,
RCHME,
Possible enclosure within fieldsystem,
Ordnance Survey , 541/30/3047-48,
NAR Card no SP95SW15,
MPP fieldwork by S. Gerrard,
NMR TA0376/3/256,
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 find by Westerling,
Mention of flint finds,
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 dates of excavations,
Details of the excavations at site,
Details of finds from the site,
Description of other associated finds,
Collapse of structure,
Card no 3623,
34141,

SMR Record 219,
Notes in file CB25/A, SR 102,
Types of pottery remains recovered,
Record no 1185,
Reference to Roman structures,
Name of monument,
Part Excavations,
Mound does not extend NE,
Mention part excav. by Wessex Arch,
Mention of records from 18th century,
Mention of excavations at the site,
Mention nearby long barrow,
Mention no sign of ditch,
Mention of entrance of site,
Mention dimensions of mound,
Mention barrow name,
Find of Roman coin,
Field banks enclosing farmstead,
Details of wall south of villa range,
Detail first defences,
Details of central cist at SW end,
Best surviving medieval remains in w,
Card no 0356,
Mention size of features,
Depiction on Ordnance Survey Map,
MPP fieldwork by S.Gerrard,
See 146456,
Details of Roman pottery from site,

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 profile of ditch,
Mention size of barrow and ploughing,
Mention of interpretation by Witts,
Mention of investigation by Peachy,
Mention of no sign of ditch from AP`s,
Mention find of urn on south side,
Mention enclosure of hilltop,
Mention field system,
Mention associated features,
Interpretation of mound as a barrow,
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 Card no 1645,
Size of enclosure within field system,
Olique APs and a vertical AP in SMR,
0517 AP 13A,
4328,
South Yorks SMR (PI 372),
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),
Suggestion of early manor inside moat,
ref. 1676/0/3,
Reference to Crawford identification,
Reference to name Cadcong,
PRN 2408,
PI 288,
Mention wider cemetery,
Mention survey in 1985,
Mention of stoney patch in field,
Mention OS report,
Mention of Greenwell`s reference 218,
Mention of finds from site,
Mention location of gateway,
Mention group of 4 barrows,
Mention date of enclosure,
Mention composition of mound,
Footings of building,
Identification as a saucer barrow,
Interpretation as a RB boundary,
Details of the site name,
Details of south-eastern structures,
Details of aerial photographs,
Detail secondary defences,
Card no 0516,
Date of excavations at the site,
View of ridge and furrow,

information board in castle,
CUC RC8 GH63,
Two structures identified,
Somerset SMR 33638,
SMR record no. 492.01000,
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 berm,
Mention barrow ditch,
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 SP85SE19,
4333,
Held by Dr Canadine, The Manor House,
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,
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,
On site information,
Oblique AP file SMR, untitled series,
Location of lynchets,
AP Ref No. MU CS 97,20, AP Ref No. MU CS 97,20,

Report of name of field by Vlasto,
Record no 00187,
Record no 01869,
Occurrence of graves across hilltop,
Name of the barrow,
No sign of street plan,
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,
Dimensions of ditch from AP evidence,
Discovery of circular footings 1873,
Excavation conducted before 1880,
Details of excavations,
Details of lifting gear of well,
Detail development of site AD 200-100,
AP`s showing traces of field system,
15th century date of smaller tower,
Account of hut platforms,
Conversation with owner,
Size of terraces,
NMR 9240/3, NMR 9240/3,
CUC ARC 1-2, CUC ARC 1-2,
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,
NAR ST 87 SE 4,
Details of parchmarks at site,
NAR SO36SW14,
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,
Recent survey by RCHME,
Field survey,
suggestion of monument as sheep encl,
Size of stone column,
SMR card no 3653,
Poss. early industrial significance,
Possibility of the name Portbury Hill,
Record no 00193,
Mention the name of the site,
Mention Tithe Map,
Mention Roman deposits,
Mention revetment of mound,
Mention of motte and bailey castle,
Mention of Greenwell record no. 216,
Mention of medieval pottery at moat,
Mention of Greenwell reference 219,
Mention house to the east,
Mention excavations by St George Gray,
Mention field bank to the north,
Mention initial composure of building,
Location of ditch by Wessex Arch,
Location of quarry ditch by Wessex Ar,
Heath present before const. of barrow,
Details of SW chamber and contents,
Details of flintwork from the fort,
Details of structure of barrow,
Description of finds made in 1925,
Construction during Civil War,
Description of NW ditch,
In possession of Mr Blunt (owner),
MPP site photo,
Conversation with CAO,
FMW record,
Total area of surviving village,
NAR Card no SP74SE1,
Pickering, J,7757/4-8,13 7857/7,
NAR Card no SP70NW3,
NAR Card no SP84SW6,
4342,
CUC BWC 024,
Somerset 54640,
Reference to the two nearby barrows,
SMR record no. 492.01100,
Record no 1051,
PRN 2417,
PRN 2426,
PI 159,
Mention structure with side extension,
Mention skeleton found in 1940-1,
Mention partial excavations,
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,
Interpretation of colonnade/portico,
Mention barrow group,
Interpretation as a siegework,
Details of the structure of the site,
Details of restoration by Joliffe,
Details of debris around well head,
Details of restoration (1951-64),
Detail early IA occupation,
Derbyshire SMR (PRN 8115),
Description of appearance of site,
Extent of enclosure,
Mr R Webb, Lodge Secretary,
RCHM archive text,
The name of the monument,
Structure of burial chamber and finds,
The name of the monument,
The name of the monument,
Reference to Greenwell`s number 220,
Record no 358,
PI 174,
Priory replaced collegiate college,
Mention variance in size of barrow,
Mention surrounding quarry ditch,
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 other mounds within the area,
Mention ploughing of mound,
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,
Date of gatehouse,
Description of avenue,
Card no 0461,
Mention of watching brief (1939-40),
Mention of unauthorised prospecting,
Mention of historical references,
Mention of finds held at Taunton,
Mention hollow in barrow mound,
Mention millstream,
Mention destruction of barrow,
Mention Bronze Age urn,
Incorrect location,
Finds of 1885,
Details of size of rooms,
Details of the name of the site,
Details of 1953-4 excavations,
Detail of more extensive remains,
Dark ring around base of mound,
Card no 1293,
MPP fieldwork by S. Gerrard,
Discovery,
SMR Record 1645,
Pitstone SP 91 NW 4/149,
Sketchplan,
Oral with Dr T.A.P. Greeves,
Location,
RCHM archive text.,
Two stone structures,
Reference to dry stone wall on site,
Record no. 01241,
record no 070248,
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,
Commemorative plaque at Priory House,
Description of samian and pottery,
CUC BSC 002/003, CUC BSC 002/003,
SX47SE062,
Tesserated pavement found in 1888,
Size of feature,
Record no 00194,
Placename associations,
PI 341,
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 of kitchens,
Mention interpretation as a hutcircle,
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 alterations,
Details of 14th century pottery,
Details of 1856 excavation,
Description of SE ditch,
9131,
on display inside church,
33834,
Photographic evidence,
Conversation owners,
NMR record TQ 37 NE 68,
SMR Record No. 01528,
Ancient monuments terrier,
CUC BZN 1-2, CUC BZN 1-2,
CUC PG8, CUC PG8,
Tesserated pavement found in 1888,
Reference the barrow,
Record no 01235,
Reference the barrow group,
No mention by Grinsell/RCHME,
No obvious signs of ditch on AP`s,
Mention tree clump circle,
Mention of various interpretations,
Mention of urns from chambers,
Mention of AP cropmarks to east,
Mention of artefacts from the site,
Mention condition of barrow,
Mention condition of building,
Mention excavation hollow in NE,
Foundation by de Redvers in c.1150,
Discovery of RB material during 19thC,
Discovery of RB material around well,
Details of finds,
Details of 1821 excavations,
Details of 1854 excavations,
34859,
682,
Card no 1643,
Church Guide,
SMR Ref. 00231,

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