Scheduled MonumentsWalesDovecot at Hygga Farm
Post Medieval/Modern · dovecote

Dovecot at Hygga Farm

Wales
Cadw SAM MM150
Period
Post Medieval/Modern
Site type
dovecote
Broad class
Agriculture and Subsistence
Nation
Wales
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Dovecot at Hygga Farm is a post-medieval dovecote located in Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under Cadw reference MM150. The structure dates from the post-medieval period and represents an important element of agricultural subsistence practice, reflecting the farming economy of its era when dovecotes were valued for providing a reliable source of meat and eggs to rural households and estates. The monument survives as physical evidence of domestic food production methods that were integral to Welsh rural life during this period.

Dovecot at Hygga Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MM150. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Dovecot at Hygga Farm?

Dovecot at Hygga Farm is a post-medieval dovecote located in Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under Cadw reference MM150.

What period does Dovecot at Hygga Farm date from?

Dovecot at Hygga Farm dates from the post medieval/modern period, and is classified as a dovecote. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.

Who is responsible for protecting Dovecot at Hygga Farm?

Dovecot at Hygga Farm is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Cadw — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Wales. The official designation reference is MM150.

What other scheduled monuments are near Dovecot at Hygga Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St Arvan's Church Cross-slab (7.8 km), The Giant's Cave, Piercefield (8.3 km), Lancaut deserted village (8.8 km).

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Battlefields
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Civil War
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Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Dovecot at Hygga Farm

Dovecot at Hygga Farm stands on Lower Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.