Listed Building record MDO13223 - Pigeon House attached to Jerrards, Sandford Orcas
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Summary
A dovecote attached to Jerrards, and thought to have been built in the late seventeenth or early eighteenth century. The building has rubble stone walls and a tiled roof.
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Full Description
Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England, 1952, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West) (Monograph). SDO97.
‘(3) JERRARDS, house and outbuildings, 620 yards S.S.W. of the church. … The Pigeon House adjoins the Kitchen Range on the S.E. and is a square gabled building of late 17th or early 18th-century date.'
Whitworth, Alan, 1988, Dorset Dovecotes, 21-22, 31 Fig 6 (Monograph). SDO21751.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred ST 6205 2046 (3m by 3m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST62SW |
| Civil Parish | Sandford Orcas; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 099 024
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Sandford Orcas 3
Record last edited
Apr 14 2026 11:22AM
