Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Dovecote of Monknash Grange
St. Donats, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 10 September 1982
- Locality
- Monknash
- Town
- Cowbridge / Y Bont-Faen
- Community
- St. Donats
- Unitary authority
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.42413, -3.55663
- Cadw reference
- 13314
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1636 "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
In the field behind the remains of the Tithe Barn.
History
The remains of the probably C13 agricultural buildings at Monknash comprise part of a grange of the Cistercian Abbey of Neath, founded in 1129-30 by Richard de Granville, who endowed the Abbey with his fee at Monknash at the same time. The dovecote could be later than this, possibly C14.
Exterior
Built of squared and coursed local limestone rubble. The dovecote is a cylindrical stone structure, the external walls partly obscured by ivy. There is a doorway in the northern part of wall. The structure is about 5m high and is roofless.
Interior
Not inspected at resurvey, but known to retain some nesting boxes.
Reason for designation
Included for its special interest as a surviving medieval dovecote.
The dovecote comprises part of Scheduled Ancient Monument Glamorgan No. 143.
Nearby in the register
- Tithe Barn, Dovecot & Remains of Other BuildingsGrangeunder 1 mi
- Plough and Harrow PH, including front garden wallsDomesticunder 1 mi
- Outhouse Range to south of Church FarmhouseAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Church FarmhouseDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.