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Dovecote south of Milcombe Hall Farm is a stone-built dovecote of medieval origin located in Oxfordshire. The structure demonstrates the typical architectural form of late medieval domestic architecture, constructed to house pigeons which provided a valuable protein source for the hall and its inhabitants. Such dovecotes were common features of substantial medieval farmsteads and indicate the status and resources of Milcombe Hall Farm. The building survives as a testament to medieval husbandry practices and the economic importance of pigeon-keeping among rural landholding classes in the medieval and early post-medieval periods.
Dovecote south of Milcombe Hall Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015552. View the official record →
Dovecote south of Milcombe Hall Farm is a stone-built dovecote of medieval origin located in Oxfordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015552.
Dovecote south of Milcombe Hall 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 1015552.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wigginton Roman villa and Iron Age enclosure, 300m north east of the Church of St Giles (2.4 km), Tadmarton camp (2.7 km), Broughton Castle: fortified house and moat (3.5 km).
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