Scheduled MonumentsEnglandDovecote 70m south west of South Farm

Dovecote 70m south west of South Farm

England
List entry 1016548
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1016548
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
SK5626786898
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Dovecote 70m south west of South Farm is a stone-built dovecote located in Yorkshire, England, recorded on the National Heritage List for England under reference 1016548. The structure dates from the post-medieval period and represents a functional agricultural building type that was common on English estates from the sixteenth century onwards. Dovecotes of this kind served the practical purpose of housing pigeons for meat and eggs, while also functioning as status symbols for landholding families. The surviving masonry construction indicates the building's historical importance as part of the rural economy and settlement pattern of the region.

Dovecote 70m south west of South Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016548. View the official record →

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What is Dovecote 70m south west of South Farm?

Dovecote 70m south west of South Farm is a stone-built dovecote located in Yorkshire, England, recorded on the National Heritage List for England under reference 1016548.

Who is responsible for protecting Dovecote 70m south west of South Farm?

Dovecote 70m south west of South Farm 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 1016548.

What other scheduled monuments are near Dovecote 70m south west of South Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman villa at Oldcoates (3.3 km), Roche Abbey Cistercian monastery, including monastic precinct, gatehouse and 18th century landscape garden (3.5 km), Wigthorpe medieval settlement and part of the open field system, immediately north of Wigthorpe Farm (4.5 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
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Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Dovecote 70m south west of South Farm

Dovecote 70m south west of South Farm stands on Zechstein Group, bedrock that formed in the Late Permian. The rock here is dolomitised limestone and dolomite.