Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Dovecote
Marchwiel, Wrexham, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Erddig, Marchwiel, Wrexham, designated on 3 December 1996.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 3 December 1996
- Locality
- Erddig
- Community
- Marchwiel
- Unitary authority
- Wrexham
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.02586, -3.00368
- Cadw reference
- 17864
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1795 map "To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most humbly inscribed by his obedient humble servant" (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1795 · To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most… (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 121 Wrexham (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 121 Wrexham (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated to the SE of the house.
History
The building dates from the C18, probably late C18. Potence and part of roof structure replaced during refurbishment by the National Trust, 1970s.
Exterior
Red brick in English Garden Wall bond with a stepped brick cornice, slate roof. Octagonal plan with doors in 2 faces. There are 4 symmetrically positioned dormer openings in the roof with hipped roofs and slate-hung sides, central open cupola surmounted by a weather vane.
Interior
There are c350 nesting boxes in linear arrangement and a central potence and ladder.
Reason for designation
Listed for its special interest as an octagonal C18 dovecote.
Nearby in the register
- Dog Yard RangeDomesticunder 1 mi
- Gardener's House including Bothies, walls and shed to WDomesticunder 1 mi
- Garden walls to S side of formal garden including gate piers, gates and alcoveGardens, Parks and Urban Spacesunder 1 mi
- SawmillIndustrialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.