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Summary

Little Pilton, shown on the tithe map. Named on the 1880s map, expansion of buildings indicated on 1930s mapping.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX99SE/290

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FARMSTEAD (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD (Between))

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV148.

Site of 'little pilton' shown on os 25" (1880s) map to the north of 'pilton house'. It is shown as a group of buildings in a reactangular yard with orchards to the north, east + south (os).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV24205.

Des=os 25" (1880s).

Pink, F., 2015, Land off Pinhoe Road, Exeter: Results of an Archaeological Trench Evaluation (Report - Evaluation). SDV360930.

An archaeological trench evaluation was carried out by AC archaeology in October 2015 on land off Pinhoe Road, Exeter, Devon.

Earthwork identified in trench 4. The northwestern end of trench 4 cut through material that is likely to have derived from the levelling of the area to the southeast for buildings related to Little Pilton.
Possible surface 404 was composed from a mixture of brick, concrete, stone slabs and cobbles. The fragments ranged from whole pieces, to broken and highly irregular fragments. Fragments of post-medieval and modern pottery were also recovered from the surface. It may represent a levelling deposit for a possible floor surface.
Wall 410 survived as a foundation of large sub-rounded blocks of breccia stone at the southern end, and a bright brownish red bonding of small stones and breccia at the northern end.
Cobble surface 610 consisted of a compact layer of medium and large rounded and sub-rounded stones with complete blocks and fragments of red brick. Finds of metalwork, slag, glass, CBM and post-medieval pottery were recovered from the surface. Finds of post-medieval pottery, glass, clay tobacco pipe and vitrified building material were also recovered.

A small number of previously unknown archaeological features were identified and are dated from the late prehistoric through to the post-medieval and modern periods. These include a series of ditches and of former brick, stone and concrete surfaces. In addition, the foundation of a late post-medieval wall was exposed within Trench 4, located within an area formerly occupied by buildings depicted on historic maps.

The finds assemblage largely comprises material of post-medieval date, although a small quantity of pottery of prehistoric and medieval date was recovered, along with a single worked flint of prehistoric date. The earlier material appears to be associated with an agricultural landscape. There is poor preservation of post-medieval and modern structural remains associated with the historically recorded settlement of Little Pilton.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7585 - Archaeological Trench Evaluation: Land off Pinhoe Road, Exeter, Devon

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