Netheravon Dovecote
From Wikishire
| Netheravon Dovecote | |
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Wiltshire | |
|---|---|
 The Netheravon Dovecote | |
| Type: | Dovecote |
| Location | |
| Village: | Netheravon |
| History | |
| Built 18th century | |
| Dovecote | |
| Information | |
| Owned by: | English Heritage |
| Website: | Netheravon Dovecote |
The Netheravon Dovecote is to be found half a mile south of Netheravon in Wiltshire, in the valey of the River Avon on Salisbury Plain. The dovecote was built in the 18th century to serve Netheravon House: the house and estate were sold to the Crown for military purposes in 1898, and the dovecote has been entrusted to English Heritage.
This is an elegant, foursquare, brick-built dovecote, which contains over 700 dove boxes, all providing meat for the table. The Netheravon Dovecote is an excellent example of an early 18th century type, with a tiled pyramid-shaped roof with two dormers on the south side and is topped by a wooden lantern with a ball finial.
The dovecote is a Grade II listed building.[1]
Outside links
- Netheravon Dovecote – English Heritage
- Location map: 51°14’5"N, 1°47’29"W
References
- ↑ National Heritage List 1033902: Netheravon Dovecote
