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Remains of dovecote is a scheduled ancient monument located in Suffolk, England. The structure dates from the medieval period and represents a type of agricultural building that would have been associated with a manorial holding, serving the practical purpose of housing pigeons for food and their valuable droppings, which were used as fertiliser. The surviving remains indicate the scale and construction methods typical of medieval dovecotes in East Anglia, though the precise details of its original form and exact construction date require reference to the official record maintained under its NHLE designation 1005964. Such structures were common features of the medieval Norfolk and Suffolk landscape, reflecting the agricultural economy and social hierarchy of the period.
Remains of dovecote is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005964. View the official record →
Remains of dovecote is a scheduled ancient monument located in Suffolk, England.
Remains of dovecote 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 1005964.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two bowl barrows 150m south east of Warrenhill Farm (5.9 km), Howe Hill bowl barrow (6.4 km), Bowl barrow 250m north west of Pin Farm (7.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Remains of dovecote'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.
Remains of dovecote stands on Grey Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is chalk.