Dovecote Range Attached To Se Of Cowhouse At Skirpenbeck

The dovecote range attached to the southeast of the cowhouse at Skirpenbeck House dates from around 1800. It is constructed of red brick in a partly Flemish bond with a pantiled roof. The building is two stories high with a one-bay center that is set forward of the one-story, one-bay side wings. An outshot at the rear-left connects to the cowhouse.

The center features a rebated, basket-arched cart entrance, which currently lacks doors, and is set beneath a square opening that has a store ledge and a flat arch above it. There is a store ledge and pigeon holes located beneath the eaves on the right side. The right wing has an old boarded door beneath a flat arch, while the left wing is blind but includes basket-arched openings for the shelter shed on its left side. The eaves are detailed, leading to hipped roofs, and the central apex is truncated, likely indicating the former location of a lantern.

Inside, access to the dovecote is provided by a ladder within the right wing. The interior features a line-ash floor, remnants of clay-tile nesting boxes, and pattern-book king post trusses.