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| Name: | Dovecote, Hanbeck Farm |
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| HER Number: | MLI91196 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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Summary
Dovecote at Hanbeck Farm.
| Grid Reference: | TF 004 432 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF04SW |
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| Parish: | WILSFORD, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Full description
A ruined dovecote with about 450 nestboxes was seen near Hanbeck Farm in 1965. It was believed locally to be monastic (see PRN 65218) but no evidence to support this was discovered. {1}{2}
The dovecote has been demolished, and is no longer depicted on current OS mapping. {3}
<1> Wilsford SMR cards, TF 04 SW; Z (Index). SLI3388.
<2> Ordnance Survey, Wilsford O.S. cards, TF 04 SW; 8 (Index). SLI6716.
<3> Ordnance Survey, 2002, Land-Line Digital Map, TF 04 SW (Map). SLI8729.
Monument Types
- DOVECOTE (Medieval to Late 20th Century - 1066 AD? to 1970 AD?)
Associated Events
- Site visit to earthworks and a dovecote near Hanbeck Farm
Sources and further reading
| <1> | Index: Wilsford SMR cards. WILSFORD. TF 04 SW; Z. |
| <2> | Index: Ordnance Survey. Wilsford O.S. cards. Wilsford. TF 04 SW; 8. |
| <3> | Map: Ordnance Survey. 2002. Land-Line Digital Map. Digital. Digital. 1:2500. TF 04 SW. |
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