Barnburgh Hall Dovecote

The Barnburgh Hall Dovecote is a structure likely built in the late 16th to early 17th century for the More family of Barnburgh Hall. It is constructed from thinly-coursed rubble limestone with ashlar dressings and a stone slate roof, featuring an octagonal shape. The dovecote has large quoins and a chamfered plinth band. On the north side, there is a doorway with chamfered jambs and a Tudor-arched lintel that has a triangular extrados. A continuous first-floor drip mould runs beneath a small double-chamfered, 2-light mullioned window, which retains remnants of a latticed iron casement. Similar windows are found on alternate faces, with one lacking a mullion. Beneath the eaves, there is a chamfered oversailing band, and the hipped roof is topped with an octagonal lantern supported by plain stone pillars.

Inside, the dovecote features ashlar piers at each internal angle that divide nesting holes, which are said to number around 1,600. There is a central wooden post with cross braces for resting a ladder, and the roof is conical and vaulted in stone. Barnburgh Hall itself was demolished in 1970, but the dovecote remains well-preserved and is considered an exceptional structure in the region.