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Dovecote at Barnburgh Hall is a stone-built dovecote located in South Yorkshire, England. The structure dates from the medieval or early post-medieval period and represents a functional agricultural building typical of substantial manorial estates. Dovecotes served the important practical purpose of providing a reliable source of fresh meat and eggs, particularly during winter months, whilst also symbolising the status and rights of the landowner. The Barnburgh example survives as evidence of the economic practices and domestic arrangements of a Yorkshire gentry or manorial household.
Dovecote at Barnburgh Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004800. View the official record →
Dovecote at Barnburgh Hall is a stone-built dovecote located in South Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004800.
Dovecote at Barnburgh 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 1004800.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Conisbrough Castle (5.2 km), Swinton Pottery (The Rockingham Works), 310m and 120m north west of Keeper's Cottage (6.3 km), Roman Ridge: section 400yds (370m) long in Wath Wood (6.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Dovecote at Barnburgh 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 at Barnburgh Hall stands on Pennine Upper Coal Measures Formation, bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.