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Dovecot at Court House is a pigeon house of probable seventeenth-century date located in Herefordshire. The structure demonstrates the architectural form typical of its period, designed to house domestic pigeons which were maintained as a valuable source of food and fertiliser on substantial medieval and early modern estates. The dovecot's survival to the present day represents an important example of rural ancillary building stock from the early modern period. Such structures were commonly constructed as freestanding or integrated elements within the domestic complexes of gentry and manor houses throughout England during this era.
Dovecot at Court House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003591. View the official record →
Dovecot at Court House is a pigeon house of probable seventeenth-century date located in Herefordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003591.
Dovecot at Court 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 1003591.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Richard's Castle: a motte and bailey with an enclosed settlement. (0.8 km), Churchyard cross in St George's churchyard (2.7 km), Aston Tump (3.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Dovecot at Court 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 at Court House stands on Pridoli Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Pridoli. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.