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Dovecot and arch, formerly lodge of Brooke House, is a seventeenth-century structure located in Rutland. The building comprises a dovecot with an associated arch, elements that reflect the domestic and agricultural arrangements of a substantial country estate during the early modern period. As the former lodge building connected to Brooke House, it represents the hierarchical spatial organisation of such properties, with functional buildings distributed across the estate landscape. The structure survives as a testament to the architectural practices and land management typical of gentry estates in the East Midlands during this era.
Dovecot and arch, formerly lodge of Brooke House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005069. View the official record →
Dovecot and arch, formerly lodge of Brooke House, is a seventeenth-century structure located in Rutland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005069.
Dovecot and arch, formerly lodge of Brooke House 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 1005069.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Martinsthorpe deserted medieval village (2.5 km), Bridge over River Chater (3.2 km), Bronze Age enclosure (3.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Dovecot and arch, formerly lodge of Brooke House'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 and arch, formerly lodge of Brooke House stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.