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Dovecote at Charleston Manor is a rectangular stone structure of early medieval date located in Sussex. The building exemplifies the type of specialist agricultural construction associated with manorial estates, serving the practical purpose of housing domesticated pigeons for food production. Its stone construction and surviving architectural details place it within the medieval period when such structures were integral to estate management and food storage systems. The dovecote represents evidence of the organised husbandry practices maintained by landholding communities during the medieval era.
Dovecote at Charleston Manor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019244. View the official record →
Dovecote at Charleston Manor is a rectangular stone structure of early medieval date located in Sussex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019244.
Dovecote at Charleston Manor 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 1019244.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Remains of Exceat parish church: part of the former medieval settlement of Exceat, 690m south south west of Westdean Manor (1.8 km), Bowl barrow at Newbarn Bottom, 450m east of Foxhole (2.3 km), Napoleonic Barracks 480m south-west of Foxhole Farm, Cuckmere Haven (2.7 km).
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