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Dovecot 520m north-east of Whitsand Bay Hotel is a post-medieval domestic structure located in the parish of Maker, Cornwall. The monument represents the keeping of domesticated pigeons, a practice that supplied protein to the household and signified status among the landholding classes. Such dovecots were typically constructed as stone or brick structures designed to accommodate nesting birds and facilitate egg and meat collection. This example contributes to the archaeological record of rural domestic economy and resource management in south-east Cornwall during the early modern period.
Dovecot 520m north-east of Whitsand Bay Hotel is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003068. View the official record →
Dovecot 520m north-east of Whitsand Bay Hotel is a post-medieval domestic structure located in the parish of Maker, Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003068.
Dovecot 520m north-east of Whitsand Bay Hotel is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1003068.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval wayside cross at Crafthole (0.2 km), Stump Cross, 600m west of Sheviock Barton (0.9 km), Round on Berry Down (1.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Dovecot 520m north-east of Whitsand Bay Hotel's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Dovecot 520m north-east of Whitsand Bay Hotel stands on Lower Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.