Monument record MDO2144 - Dovecote at Mappercombe Manor, Powerstock

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A pigeon house in the grounds of Mappercombe Manor. The building is dated 1747.

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Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England, 1952, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West), 184 (Monograph). SDO97.

‘(4) Mappercombe Manor House and outbuildings, nearly ¾ m. S.S.W. of the church … The pigeon-house, E. of the house, is dated 1747.’

Whitworth, Alan, 1988, Dorset Dovecotes, 16 (Monograph). SDO21751.

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  • --- Monograph: Whitworth, Alan. 1988. Dorset Dovecotes. 16.
  • --- Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England. 1952. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West). 184.

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Location

Grid reference SY 413 950 (point)
Map sheet SY49NW
Civil Parish Powerstock; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 091 044
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Powerstock 4

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Apr 13 2026 4:08PM

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