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Dovecote 90m SSE of Trevanion House is a post-medieval agricultural building located in Cornwall. The structure dates from the early modern period and represents the type of specialised farming infrastructure associated with substantial landed estates. Dovecotes served the practical purpose of housing pigeons, which provided a reliable source of meat and fertiliser for their owners. The building survives as evidence of the agricultural economy and husbandry practices of early modern Cornwall.
Dovecote 90m SSE of Trevanion House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004487. View the official record →
Dovecote 90m SSE of Trevanion House is a post-medieval agricultural building located in Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004487.
Dovecote 90m SSE of Trevanion House 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 1004487.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wayside cross 330m NNW of Higher Woodley (7.3 km), Inchs Cross, 200m south-west of Inchs (7.9 km), Small multivallate hillfort 127m south east of Demelza Farm (8.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Dovecote 90m SSE of Trevanion House'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 90m SSE of Trevanion House stands on Middle Devonian (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.