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Record Details

MonUID:MST1786
HER Number:01794
Type of record:Monument
Name:Pillaton Old Hall Moated Site, Penkridge

Summary

The scheduled remains of a former moat and associated fishponds. The moat is still occupied by the remains of the surviving listed range of Pillaton Old Hall, gatehouse and chapel (PRN 09156) and 16th century chimney stack (PRN 12600).

Grid Reference:SJ 9432 1293
Map Sheet:SJ91SW
Parish:Penkridge, South Staffordshire District
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Monument Type(s):

  • FINDSPOT (Stuart to Georgian - 1701 AD to 1799 AD)
  • FISHPOND (MEDIEVAL to Tudor - 1401 AD to 1499 AD)
  • MOAT (Norman to Tudor - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Associated Finds:

  • COIN HOARD (Unknown date)

Associated Events:

  • EST1212 - A survey of moated sites in Staffordshire.
  • EST3689 - An archaeological excavation at Pillaton Old Hall, Penkridge in 1982. (NRHE Name - Pillaton Old Hall)

Protected Status:

  • Scheduled Monument 1011061: Pillaton Old Hall

Full description

COIN HOARD: HOARD OF C18TH COINS FOUND ON MOATED SITE OF PILLATON OLD HALL .<1> <2>

FISHPOND: EXTANT FISHPOND WHERE RICHARD LITTLETON HELD A FISHERY IN 1484. <1>

GATEHOUSE: C16 GATEHOUSE TO MOATED SITE. MOAT LARGELY FILLED IN, AND CHAPEL AND GATEHOUSE ALL THAT REMAINS OF STRUCTURE. GATEHOUSE APPROACHES OVER BRIDGE, BUT THERE IS MUCH C19 WORK. <1>

CHURCH: CHAPEL OF 1488 ATTACHED TO GATEHOUSE OF MOATED SITE ARE ONLY STANDING FABRIC OF MEDIEVAL HALL. ALTERED IN C19. <1>

MOATED SITE: PILLATON HALL MOATED SITE. DRAINED IN 1820. LINE IS APPARENT, BUT LARGELY BACKFILLED. MANORIAL SITE. <2>

ISOLATED MOATED SITE. THE "OLD HALL" PARTLY RUINED AND MOAT MOSTLY FILLED. BRIDGE SPANS FILLED IN N ARM WHICH IS 32M WIDE AT WIDEST POINT. ISLAND 60M x 34M, WITH RETAINING WALL ON N & E SIDES. HOUSE ORIGINALLY FORMED A QUADRANGLE ROUND OPEN COURT YARD. E & S RANGES CONTAIN C16 BRICK STACKS, E OF GATEHOUSE IS CHAPEL OF 1480. <7>

Sources and further reading

---SST270 - Published Book: Timothy Mowl and Dianne Barr. 2009. The Historic Gardens of England: Staffordshire. page 21.
<1>SST286 - Index: Stoke-on-Trent City Museum Field Archaeology Unit. Card Index (Stoke-on-Trent City Museum Field Archaeology Unit).
<2>SST2386 - Serial: Staffordshire Archaeology/The University of Keele. 1974. Staffordshire Archaeology Volume 3 (1974). 'The Moated Sites of Staffordshire: A Provisional List' by M.E. Hammer - Page 37 - No. 63.
<3>SST3636 - Published Book: The Victoria History of the Counties of England. 1908. (VCH volume 1) A History of the County of Stafford, Volume I. VOL 1:P366.
<4>SST3640 - Published Book: The Victoria History of the Counties of England. 1959. (VCH volume 5) A History of the County of Stafford, Volume V.. VOL 5:P188.
<5>SST632 - Published Book: Stebbing Shaw. 1801. The History and Antiquities of Staffordshire Volume 2 (1801). Volume 2 (proofs).
<6>SST144 - Aerial Photograph: National Monument Record. 1970s-1980s. National Monument Record Aerial Photograph Collection. Black and White. Oblique. SJ9412:1&3 (W.A. Baker, 16-Jul-1984).
<7>SST2865 - Survey Archive: R. A. Meeson (Staffordshire County Council). 1983-1986. Staffordshire Moated Site Survey (Survey Notes). 01794.

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