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Dovecote at Appleton-le-Street is a stone-built structure located approximately one hundred and twenty metres east of Whitefield Farm in Yorkshire. The dovecote dates from the medieval or early post-medieval period and represents the remains of a building type that was common on substantial manorial or gentry estates. Such structures served the practical purpose of housing pigeons, which provided an important source of protein and were a valuable resource for medieval and early modern households. The stone construction and its survival as a designated ancient monument indicate its historical significance as evidence of agricultural practice and domestic economy in the region.
Dovecote at Appleton-le-Street, 120m east of Whitefield Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018713. View the official record →
Dovecote at Appleton-le-Street is a stone-built structure located approximately one hundred and twenty metres east of Whitefield Farm in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018713.
Dovecote at Appleton-le-Street, 120m east of Whitefield 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 1018713.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow 400m SSW of Low Gaterley Cottages (4.6 km), Round barrow 300m east of Carrmire Gate (5.5 km), Roman fort (5.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Dovecote at Appleton-le-Street, 120m east of Whitefield Farm'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 at Appleton-le-Street, 120m east of Whitefield Farm stands on Corallian Group, bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.