Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Dovecote
Chirk, Wrexham, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Agriculture and Subsistence
- Date of designation
- 29 July 1998
- Locality
- Chirk Castle
- Town
- Wrexham
- Community
- Chirk
- Unitary authority
- Wrexham
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.93442, -3.08957
- Cadw reference
- 20269
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1608 "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
The dovecote stands to the S of the S range of the Home Farm buildings, on the edge of the National Trust park.
History
The dovecote was probably built in the C18, perhaps replacing an earlier one on the site.
Exterior
The building is of rubble stonework with ashlar quoining at the angles, 2 stages high divided by a moulded string, and another string at high level. At present roofless. Octagonal in plan, with a low entrance door with a depressed arched head on the SE face, and a forced door on the N side. Eight square lights.
Interior
The building is lined with whitewashed brick internally, and has 23 flight ledges of approximately 24 nest boxes each above the 6th, giving apoproximately 350 nests. Refloored with brick, removing all sign of the potence. Most nest boxes are now blocked.
Reason for designation
Included as a good example of an octagonal lantern dovecote, significant in a group of working buildings which formed part of the economy of the estate at Chirk.
Nearby in the register
- Bronze Statue on a plinth in the E gardenGardens, Parks and Urban Spacesunder 1 mi
- Screen Wall and Towers defining the S Stable Yard on the S sideDomesticunder 1 mi
- Sundial in the E GardenGardens, Parks and Urban Spacesunder 1 mi
- Stable RangesDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.