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The Dovecote and barn in Kyre Park, Kyre Magna is a stone-built agricultural structure of medieval origin, forming part of the historic estate landscape of Kyre Park in Worcestershire. The dovecote represents a significant survival of a building type that served both practical and status-conscious functions within the medieval and post-medieval manorial economy, providing a reliable source of protein through pigeon husbandry whilst reflecting the owner's social standing. The associated barn demonstrates the integrated agricultural infrastructure typical of substantial medieval estates in the region. The structure survives as a notable example of vernacular farm architecture and remains an important record of rural settlement and land use patterns in Worcestershire.
Dovecote and barn in Kyre Park, Kyre Magna is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005293. View the official record →
The Dovecote and barn in Kyre Park, Kyre Magna is a stone-built agricultural structure of medieval origin, forming part of the historic estate landscape of Kyre Park in Worcestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005293.
Dovecote and barn in Kyre Park, Kyre Magna 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 1005293.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Garmsley Hill Fort (1.9 km), Wall Hills Camp (3.8 km), Motte castle 50m north east of Rochford church (5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Dovecote and barn in Kyre Park, Kyre Magna'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 and barn in Kyre Park, Kyre Magna stands on Pridoli Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Pridoli. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.