Post Medieval Dovecote at Parsonage Farm, Great Wolford
Description of this historic site
A stone dovecote, a building used for the breeding and housing of doves or pigeons. It dates to the Post Medieval period, and is still standing 60m southwest of the church at Great Wolford.
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Notes about this historic site
1 In the yard of what was formerly the farmhouse known as Parsonage Farm is this stone pigeon house of about 1700. It has a tiled saddle-back roof and lantern.
2 There still exist some dilapidated remains of the old house to which it belonged but the present farmhouse is a brick built structure of about 1910.
3 Described as no 11 of Dovecote Survey.
4 Visited in 1983.
5 Photographed in 1983.
- For the sources of these notes, see the
- Timetrail record
- produced by the Historic Environment Record.
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