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Dovecote at Appleton-le-Street is a stone-built structure situated approximately 120 metres east of Whitefield Farm in Yorkshire. The dovecote dates to the medieval period and represents a type of agricultural building associated with manorial estates, where pigeons were kept for both food production and as a status symbol amongst the landholding classes. The structure survives as a substantial stone construction, typical of Yorkshire's regional building tradition. Such dovecotes formed an important element of the medieval agrarian economy, providing a reliable source of meat and manure for fertilisation of arable land.
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 situated approximately 120 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).
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