Dovecote 100m NW of St Editha's Church, Polesworth
A dovecote, Polesworth
Warwickshire County Council
Dovecote in Polesworth
Warwickshire County Council
Description of this historic site
A dovecote, used for housing doves and pigeons, that is built of brick with a tiled roof. It is Post Medieval in date. It lies 400m north west of Edgerley Farm.
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Notes about this historic site
1 A late 17th century, rectangular brick built dovecote with a tiled pyramidal roof. Internally there are 489 nest holes, and in the centre of the floor, the remains of a potence post. Now restored and used as a store house for the library.
2 Restored and used as a store house for the library.
3 Photographed in 1977.
4 Archival material relating to conservation.
- For the sources of these notes, see the
- Timetrail record
- produced by the Historic Environment Record.
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