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Dovecote at Elm Tree Farm

England
List entry 1020196
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1020196
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
SK 88203 88787
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Dovecote at Elm Tree Farm is a circular stone-built dovecote located in Lincolnshire. The structure dates to the medieval period and represents a type of agricultural building designed for the domestication and management of pigeons, which provided an important source of protein and fertiliser for nearby settlements. The circular form and stone construction are characteristic of medieval dovecotes in the East Midlands region, reflecting the sustained demand for such structures among landholding communities during the medieval and post-medieval centuries.

Dovecote at Elm Tree Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020196. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Dovecote at Elm Tree Farm?

Dovecote at Elm Tree Farm is a circular stone-built dovecote located in Lincolnshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020196.

Who is responsible for protecting Dovecote at Elm Tree Farm?

Dovecote at Elm Tree 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 1020196.

What other scheduled monuments are near Dovecote at Elm Tree Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated manorial complex immediately north west of Elm Tree Farm (0.2 km), Cross in All Saints churchyard (0.5 km), Hermit Dam moated site (4.2 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
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Geology
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Moated manorial complex immediately north west of Elm Tree Farm
0.2 km
Cross in All Saints churchyard
0.5 km
Hermit Dam moated site
4.2 km
Site of Heynings Priory
4.9 km
Harpswell Hall: a post-medieval house and gardens overlying medieval settlement remains immediately south of Hall Farm
5 km
Coates medieval settlement and moated site
6.1 km
Site of a college and Benedictine Abbey, St Mary's Church
6.8 km
The medieval bishop's palace and deer park, Stow Park
8 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Dovecote at Elm Tree Farm

Dovecote at Elm Tree Farm stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Dovecote at Elm Tree Farm

LincolnRoman town · ~12.1 miles
Domesday entry for Heapham, Lincolnshire →
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