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Dovecote
Dovecotes are structures built to house pigeons or doves and contain pigeonholes for the birds to nest. It is thought that dovecotes were introduced to Britain by the Normans, though there is some evidence that the Romans also had buildings with pigeon holes. In the past pigeons and doves were an important source of food and were kept for their eggs, meat, and their dung was used for fertilizer.
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Dovecote, Haugh Head
- Overview Map Street View There is a 2 storey hexagonal dovecote on high ground a 100 yards from Surrey House in Haugh Head, near Wooler in Northumberland. It was built …
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Haggerston Dovecote
- Overview Map Street View This round stone dovecote is located a quarter mile west of Haggerston Castle in Northumberland. It is thought to have been originally been built as a …
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Dovecote, Buckton
- Overview Map Street View To the north of Buckton in Northumberland are the well remains of a late medieval/early post-medieval dovecote, which was first documented in 1626.[1] The dovecote has …
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Dovecote
- There is a 16th/17th century dovecote at Bamburgh. The dovecote is Grade II* listed on the National Heritage List for England.
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Bantam Folly, Belsay
- Bantam Folly, near Belsay Castle, are farm buildings, built in c.1757 for Sir William Middleton. The buildings were designed to provide a landscape feature; until the mid-20th Century, the folly …
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Dovecote - henhouse, East Bolton
- There is an unusual combined dovecote and henhouse at East Bolton. The lower part of dovecote has stone wall boxes for hens, the upper part smaller boxes for pigeons. It is …
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Dovecote, Haugh Head
- Overview Map Street View There is a 2 storey hexagonal dovecote on high ground a 100 yards from Surrey House in Haugh Head, near Wooler in Northumberland. It was built …
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Haggerston Dovecote
- Overview Map Street View This round stone dovecote is located a quarter mile west of Haggerston Castle in Northumberland. It is thought to have been originally been built as a …
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Dovecote, Buckton
- Overview Map Street View To the north of Buckton in Northumberland are the well remains of a late medieval/early post-medieval dovecote, which was first documented in 1626.[1] The dovecote has …
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Dovecote
- There is a 16th/17th century dovecote at Bamburgh. The dovecote is Grade II* listed on the National Heritage List for England.
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Bantam Folly, Belsay
- Bantam Folly, near Belsay Castle, are farm buildings, built in c.1757 for Sir William Middleton. The buildings were designed to provide a landscape feature; until the mid-20th Century, the folly …
