Dovecote at Little Compton Manor House
Dovecote at The Manor House, Little Compton
Warwickshire County Council
Dovecote at the Manor House, Little Compton
Warwickshire County Council
Description of this historic site
A stone dovecote, a building used for the breeding and housing of doves or pigeons during the Post Medieval period. It is still standing at Little Compton Manor House.
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Notes about this historic site
1 NW of the Manor House is a 17th century dovecote. A rectangular 2-storeyed structure in stone with steep gables on each of the four faces and with a conical turret surmounting. There are 3 stone-mullioned 2-light windows with labels. The tiles are old. The central lantern is now cemented up. Some of the stone nesting boxes have been retained. Foster dovecote #18.
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- For the sources of these notes, see the
- Timetrail record
- produced by the Historic Environment Record.
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