Listed Building record MDO2678 - Pigeon House At The Warren, Thorncombe
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Oxford Archaeological Unit, 1995, Monuments Protection Programme Step 3 Report. Site Evaluations for Dovecotes, Dorset 15 (Unpublished document). SDO21451.
‘Externally this dovecote is circular, internally it is octagonal. It is built with rubblestone walls with a conical slate roof. The door jambs are of stone with a wooden lintel and a plank stable-door. The interior is lined with 500 nest boxes on all eight walls, starting 3m from the floor. The next boxes are mode of a wooden plank shelf on which bricks and stone have been added as infill to make up the boxes.’
<1> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England, 1952, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West), 248 (Monograph). SDO97.
'(28) Pigeon House, at the Warren ¼ m. W. of (27), is a single-storey circular building with a modern conical roof.'
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SDO21451 Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeological Unit. 1995. Monuments Protection Programme Step 3 Report. Site Evaluations for Dovecotes. Dorset 15.
- <1> SDO97 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England. 1952. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West). 248.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred ST 37630 01469 (6m by 6m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST30SE |
| Civil Parish | Thorncombe; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
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Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 112 028
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Thorncombe 28
Record last edited
Aug 22 2025 2:27PM
