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The dovecote 300 metres south of Hodnet Hall is a listed building of probable seventeenth-century date, constructed to serve the domestic and agricultural needs of the adjacent hall. Built in brick or stone, the structure exemplifies the form of purpose-built dovecotes that were common features of substantial country estates during the early modern period, serving both practical functions in food production and as status symbols for their owners. The dovecote would have housed domesticated pigeons, whose meat and eggs provided protein for the hall's household whilst their droppings accumulated as valuable fertiliser for the estate's agricultural lands. Its survival reflects the careful husbandry and maintenance of Hodnet Hall's ancillary buildings across several centuries.
Dovecote 300m south of Hodnet Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019652. View the official record →
The dovecote 300 metres south of Hodnet Hall is a listed building of probable seventeenth-century date, constructed to serve the domestic and agricultural needs of the adjacent hall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019652.
Dovecote 300m south of Hodnet Hall 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 1019652.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Motte and bailey castle on Castle Hill, and the associated remains of a park pale, a fishpond and a formal garden (0.5 km), Animal pound 140m north west of Riverside, Wollerton (2.1 km), Moated site and field system 380m south of Moat Farm, Wollerton Wood (2.9 km).
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