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Dovecote 85m north of Potters Marston Hall is a post-medieval structure located in Leicestershire. The building dates to the seventeenth century and represents a typical example of the domestic dovecote type constructed during this period. Such structures served the practical purpose of housing pigeons for food production and provided a valuable source of fresh meat and manure for the associated gentry household. The dovecote survives as evidence of the agricultural economy and husbandry practices maintained on substantial rural estates during the early modern period.
Dovecote 85m north of Potters Marston Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016792. View the official record →
Dovecote 85m north of Potters Marston Hall is a post-medieval structure located in Leicestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016792.
Dovecote 85m north of Potters Marston 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 1016792.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Sapcote Castle and moat (3.2 km), Earl Shilton motte and bailey castle (3.2 km), Elmesthorpe church, ruined nave and west tower (3.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Dovecote 85m north of Potters Marston Hall's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Dovecote 85m north of Potters Marston Hall stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.