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Dovecote 60m north of Place Manor Cottage is a Grade II listed building of probable medieval or early post-medieval date located in Berkshire. The structure survives as a brick-built dovecote, representing a functional agricultural building type that was commonly associated with manorial estates and substantial farmsteads. Such buildings served the practical purpose of housing domesticated pigeons, which provided both meat and manure for medieval and early modern landholders. The dovecote's survival reflects the historical importance of dovekeeping as an established practice among the propertied classes in the English countryside.
Dovecote 60m north of Place Manor Cottage is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020920. View the official record →
Dovecote 60m north of Place Manor Cottage is a Grade II listed building of probable medieval or early post-medieval date located in Berkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020920.
Dovecote 60m north of Place Manor Cottage 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 1020920.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Grim's Ditch: two sections in Portobello Wood, Holies Shaw and High Holies Wood Gap (1.4 km), Dovecote at Manor Farm, South Stoke (2.9 km), Grim's Ditch: section 1 mile long E from Southfield Shaw to Streatley parish boundary (3.3 km).
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