Dovecote at Penpont is a Grade II* listed building in the Brecon Beacons National Park local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 17 January 1963. Dovecote.

Dovecote at Penpont

WRENN ID
drifting-string-blackthorn
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Brecon Beacons National Park
Country
Wales
Date first listed
17 January 1963
Type
Dovecote
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The dovecote at Penpont is a 17th-century square structure with a first floor that is colourwashed plaster over what is said to be brick, raised on four square colourwashed piers. It features a low door on the east side for ladder access. The roof is pyramid-shaped, covered with stone tiles and has a flat top that supports a fine octagonal timber cupola. This cupola has pointed glazed openings, timber Y-tracery, and small dove holes beneath it. The structure is topped with an ogee leaded octagonal dome.

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