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Dovecote at Home Farm is a brick-built structure dating from the eighteenth century, located in Cambridgeshire. The building represents a typical example of agricultural architecture from this period, constructed to house domesticated pigeons that provided both food and fertiliser for the farming enterprise. The dovecote survives as a testament to the importance of pigeon husbandry within the rural economy of early modern and Georgian England, when such structures were common features of prosperous farmsteads. Its designation as a listed monument reflects its value as evidence of historical agricultural practices and vernacular building traditions in the East Anglian region.
Dovecote at Home Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019231. View the official record →
Dovecote at Home Farm is a brick-built structure dating from the eighteenth century, located in Cambridgeshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019231.
Dovecote at Home 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 1019231.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site, known as `Crows Parlour'. (3.9 km), Moated site SE of St Peter's Church (5.8 km), Romano-British settlement site (7 km).
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