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The Dovecote at The Manor is a brick-built structure located in Wiltshire and forms part of the heritage assets associated with The Manor estate. The dovecote dates to the post-medieval period and represents the functional agricultural buildings that were typically maintained by substantial landholding properties during this era. As a listed monument, it contributes to the understanding of rural domestic economy and the management of provisions on country estates, where dovecotes served the practical purpose of housing pigeons for food production and their valued droppings for fertiliser.
Dovecote at The Manor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018612. View the official record →
The Dovecote at The Manor is a brick-built structure located in Wiltshire and forms part of the heritage assets associated with The Manor estate. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018612.
Dovecote at The 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 1018612.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 340m east of Holly Bush Farm (2.4 km), Moated site 500m north-west of Nabals Farm (2.6 km), Dovecote at Manor Farm, Draycot Cerne (2.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Dovecote at The Manor'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 The Manor stands on Great Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks.