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Dovecote at Little Blackford is a stone-built dovecote located in Somerset, England. The structure dates from the medieval or early post-medieval period and represents a functional agricultural building type that was common on significant estates. Dovecotes served the practical purpose of housing pigeons for food production, with their meat and eggs forming an important protein source for manor houses and their inhabitants. The building is recorded as a scheduled ancient monument and listed building, reflecting its historical importance as evidence of medieval estate management and husbandry practices in the English countryside.
Dovecote at Little Blackford is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020774. View the official record →
Dovecote at Little Blackford is a stone-built dovecote located in Somerset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020774.
Dovecote at Little Blackford 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 1020774.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cairn 850m north east of Dunkery Bridge (4.7 km), Dunkery Beacon and adjacent mounds (4.9 km), Hillslope enclosure 155m west of Brougham Farm (5.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Dovecote at Little Blackford'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 Little Blackford stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.