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| HER Number: | MDV77219 |
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| Name: | Great Pitt Farm, Silverton |
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Summary
Great Pitt Farm was probably the home of Philip de Pytt in 1543. The farmhouse contains the extensive remains of a late medieval open hall house. The farm buildings were converted to domestic use in the 1990s.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 952 032 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS90SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Silverton |
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| District | Mid Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SILVERTON |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FARMSTEAD (XV to XIX - 1401 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
'Great Pitt Farm' marked on 1880s-1890s 25 inch Ordnance Survey map comprising a triangular shaped yard with the farmhouse in the north-east corner and a long range of buildings down the west side including a horse-engine house. Orchards are shown to the north and west.
Gover, J. E. B. + Mawer, A. + Stenton, F. M., 1932, The Place-Names of Devon: Part Two, 570 (Monograph). SDV337894.
Great Pitt Farm was the home of Philip de Pytt in 1543.
Thorp, J. + Horton, D., 2008, Great Pitt Farm, Silverton, Devon, 3 (Report - Survey). SDV344586.
The farm is situated on the springline at the head of a south-facing combe overlooking the Exe valley. The farmhouse, which incorporates the extensive remains of a late medieval hall house dating from the second half of the 15th or early 16th century, was built across the hillslope at the head of a wedge-shaped yard. There was a cattlshed to the west and a line of vernacular farm buildings along its southwest side including a barn and granary, linhay and stable. The farm buildings were converted to domestic use in the 1990s.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV337894 | Monograph: Gover, J. E. B. + Mawer, A. + Stenton, F. M.. 1932. The Place-Names of Devon: Part Two. The Place-Names of Devon: Part Two. IX. A5 Hardback. 570. |
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| SDV344586 | Report - Survey: Thorp, J. + Horton, D.. 2008. Great Pitt Farm, Silverton, Devon. Keystone Historic Buildings Consultants Report. K754. A4 Stapled + Digital. 3. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV62357 | Parent of: BARN in the Parish of Silverton (Building) |
| MDV62358 | Parent of: GRANARY in the Parish of Silverton (Building) |
| MDV22733 | Parent of: Great Pitt Farmhouse, Silverton (Building) |
| MDV62359 | Parent of: HORSE ENGINE HOUSE in the Parish of Silverton (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4695 - Building Survey of Great Pitt Farm, Silverton
| Date Last Edited: | May 18 2010 3:12PM |
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