Dovecote is a Grade II* listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 March 1968. A Medieval Dovecote.

Dovecote

WRENN ID: drifting-sill-dawn
Grade: II*
Local Planning Authority: Somerset
Country: England
Date first listed: 11 March 1968
Type: Dovecote
Period: Medieval
Source: Historic England listing

Description

ST7755 NORTON ST. PHILIP CP THE BARTON (West side)

11/207 Dovecote

11.3.68

II*

Dovecote. C15. Random rubble, Doulting stone with ashlar quoins and coved free-stone eaves. Stone slate coped gable roof with moulded kneelers and cruciform finials. Single storey rectangular plan 4-centred chamfered arch stone door frame with keyed stone relieving arch over at mid point of south elevation. Vertical boarded and lopped door. Later, possibly C19, square head door opening on North side. Single-light 4-centred head with spandrels, stone framed, moulded opening in east gable. Interior; 3 bays, 2-'A' frame trusses with collars and single row of purlins, ashlared rafters. Nesting holes on 4 sides in 3 tiers, approximately 670. Scheduled Ancient Monument (Somerset County No 291). (Abbot Horne; list of Somerset dovecotes, Local History Library).

Listing NGR: ST7713255925

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