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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 →
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.
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.
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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