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Dovecote 150yds (140m) NE of Lepers' Hospital

England
List entry 1006571
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1006571
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
NU 18176 34825
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Dovecote 150yds (140m) NE of Lepers' Hospital is a stone-built pigeon house situated near the medieval lepers' hospital at Hexham in Northumberland. The structure dates from the medieval period and represents the agricultural infrastructure associated with institutional establishments of this era. As a dovecote, it would have served the practical purpose of providing fresh meat through pigeon husbandry, a resource particularly valued by monastic and charitable communities. The monument survives as a testament to the economic organisation and self-sufficiency of medieval institutional life in northern England.

Dovecote 150yds (140m) NE of Lepers' Hospital is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006571. View the official record →

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What is Dovecote 150yds (140m) NE of Lepers' Hospital?

Dovecote 150yds (140m) NE of Lepers' Hospital is a stone-built pigeon house situated near the medieval lepers' hospital at Hexham in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006571.

Who is responsible for protecting Dovecote 150yds (140m) NE of Lepers' Hospital?

Dovecote 150yds (140m) NE of Lepers' Hospital 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 1006571.

What other scheduled monuments are near Dovecote 150yds (140m) NE of Lepers' Hospital?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow 520m WNW of Quarry Cottage (0.4 km), Unknown wreck, 600m ENE of Bamburgh Castle (0.9 km), Spindlestone Heughs defended settlement (3.1 km).

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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Round barrow 520m WNW of Quarry Cottage
0.4 km
Unknown wreck, 600m ENE of Bamburgh Castle
0.9 km
Spindlestone Heughs defended settlement
3.1 km
Medieval moated site and 18th century dovecote, 600m east of Outchester
3.7 km
Kippy Heugh defended settlement
5.5 km
Roundabouts camp
6.2 km
Defended settlement, 1.05 km north west of North Farm
6.6 km
Benthall round cairn
8.1 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Dovecote 150yds (140m) NE of Lepers' Hospital

Dovecote 150yds (140m) NE of Lepers' Hospital stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.

The wider landscape

Around Dovecote 150yds (140m) NE of Lepers' Hospital

Battle of Homildon Hill 1402Battle (1402) · ~13.7 milesThe Site of The Battle of Halidon Hill 1333Battle (1333) · ~18.7 miles
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