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The Dovecote at Burnt House Farm is a Grade II listed building located in Kent, England. The structure dates from the eighteenth century and represents a modest example of agricultural architecture typical of the period. Dovecotes of this era served a practical function in farm economies, providing housing for pigeons whose meat and droppings were valued resources. The building exemplifies the vernacular construction methods and materials common to Kentish farmsteads of its time.
Dovecote at Burnt House Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018874. View the official record →
The Dovecote at Burnt House Farm is a Grade II listed building located in Kent, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018874.
Dovecote at Burnt House 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 1018874.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 450m south-east of Thruxted Mill, one of six in Eggringe Wood (4.7 km), Bowl barrow 400m north-east of Buckholt Farm in Mounts Wood (4.9 km), Bowl barrow, the westernmost of six in Eggringe Wood (5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Dovecote at Burnt House 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 Burnt House Farm stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.