Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Dovecote in field to NW of Priory Farmhouse
Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales
A Grade II* listed building in Monkton, Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, designated on 14 July 1981.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II*
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 14 July 1981
- Locality
- Monkton
- Town
- Pembroke
- Community
- Pembroke
- Unitary authority
- Pembrokeshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.67801, -4.92816
- Cadw reference
- 6327
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 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)
- 1865 · England and Wales. England No. 6. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Sheet 10. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. . (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 245 Pembroke (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated near the centre of a field some 350m NW of Priory Farmhouse.
History
Medieval dovecote thought to have been one of the buildings attached to the Priory at Monkton. In disrepair 2004.
Exterior
Dovecote, large cylindrical rubble stone structure with remnant of roughcast. Put-log holes and tall openings to N and S, missing lintels, the N one broken open to top of wall. Low E segmental-pointed door with stone voussoirs. Stepped corbelled domed roof.
Interior
Interior formerly lined with square stone nesting boxes, the stonework removed. Plastered dome with cylindrical opening at top.
Reason for designation
Included in a higher grade as a very large dovecote of probable medieval construction. Scheduled Ancient Monument PE415 (PEM).
Nearby in the register
- Monkton Priory Dovecotdovecoteunder 1 mi
- Priory Farm CaveCaveunder 1 mi
- Priory FarmhouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Ruinous Outbuilding to E of Priory FarmhouseAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.