Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Dovecote at Hygga House
Trellech United, Monmouthshire, Wales
A Grade II* listed building in Trellech, Monmouth, Trellech United, Monmouthshire, designated on 1 May 1952.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II*
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 1 May 1952
- Locality
- Trellech
- Town
- Monmouth
- Community
- Trellech United
- Unitary authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.72920, -2.74624
- Cadw reference
- 2071
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1636 map "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV.Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. a. England ab sich: Shire:15-17, 33 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1895 · Sheet 11. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1896 · 233 Monmouth (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1913 · Sheet 102. Newport. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
About 500m north east of the Church of St Dennis at Llanishen and approached down a lane on the east side of Chepstow Road (B4293).
History
A probably late C16 dovecote in a very good and complete condition except that the roof was rebuilt as a part of the general refurbishment of the structure undertaken in the 1980s. Previous to the repair the building had been in a very poor state.
Exterior
The dovecote is constructed of limewashed stone rubble with sandstone ashlar dressings and has a stone slate roof. It is circular in plan with a doorway with a plain chamfered surround and a 4-centred arch head, but cut out of a single lintel stone, modern oak plank door. There are also two 2-light windows with ovolo mullions, a very unusual feature for a dovecote. Continuous bands of nesting boxes on the upper wall, six tiers of them with stone alighting ledges. Conical roof with lantern cap for the doves to get into the interior.
Interior
Limewashed interior with eleven tiers of nesting boxes, continuous except where they are broken by the windows and the door. Reconstructed oak roof (1980s).
Reason for designation
Included and highly graded as a particularly fine and complete example of a C16 docvecote. Scheduled Ancient Monument MM150(MON).
Nearby in the register
- Dovecot at Hygga Farmdovecoteunder 1 mi
- Revetment Walls and Paved Roadway at Hygga HouseTransportunder 1 mi
- Stable and Cowhouse at Hygga FarmAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Granary at Pant-glas FarmAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.