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Dovecote at the site of Aston Old Hall is a post-medieval structure located near Gamekeepers Cottage in Cheshire. The building dates from the sixteenth or seventeenth century and represents a functional agricultural building type characteristic of the period. Dovecotes served the practical purpose of housing pigeons, whose meat and eggs provided a valuable protein source for the household, whilst their droppings offered a nitrogen-rich fertiliser for crops. The survival of this structure contributes to the archaeological and historical understanding of the settlement patterns and agricultural practices associated with Aston Old Hall during the early modern period.
Dovecote at the site of Aston Old Hall, 40m east of Gamekeepers Cottage is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018703. View the official record →
Dovecote at the site of Aston Old Hall is a post-medieval structure located near Gamekeepers Cottage in Cheshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018703.
Dovecote at the site of Aston Old Hall, 40m east of Gamekeepers Cottage 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 1018703.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Peel Hall moated site, Kingsley (2.8 km), Castle Cob motte (5 km), Roman camp on Birch Hill 200m north west of Birchdale Farm (5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Dovecote at the site of Aston Old Hall, 40m east of Gamekeepers Cottage'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 site of Aston Old Hall, 40m east of Gamekeepers Cottage stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.