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| HER Number: | MDV10157 |
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| Name: | Dovecote at Poltimore House |
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Summary
A dovecote is documented at Poltimore in 1701.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 967 963 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX99NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Poltimore |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | POLTIMORE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX99NE/9/1
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- DOVECOTE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Copeland, G. W., 1956, Notes on Devon dovecotes: part 5, 199 (Article in Serial). SDV129118.
Dovecote was reported at Poltimore House by John Prince, but there is no evidence of it. It probably disappeared in the late 16th century when the house was altered and enlarged in the 18th century and later.
Land Use Consultants + Lambert, D., 2001, Poltimore House: historical landscape survey (Report - Survey). SDV321966.
Creighton, O. + Cunningham, P. + French, H., 2013, Peopling Polite Landscapes. Community and Heritage at Poltimore, Devon, 77 (Article in Serial). SDV361004.
A dovecote is documented in 1701, reflected in the field name Culver Hayes to the northeast of the house.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV129118 | Article in Serial: Copeland, G. W.. 1956. Notes on Devon dovecotes: part 5. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 88. 199. |
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| SDV321966 | Report - Survey: Land Use Consultants + Lambert, D.. 2001. Poltimore House: historical landscape survey. Garden History Society Report. A4 Stapled + Digital. |
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| SDV361004 | Article in Serial: Creighton, O. + Cunningham, P. + French, H.. 2013. Peopling Polite Landscapes. Community and Heritage at Poltimore, Devon. Landscape History. 33. Digital. 77. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV125165 | Related to: Field named as Culver Hayes to the north of Poltimore Barton (Monument) |
| MDV10156 | Related to: Poltimore House (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 13 2019 12:52PM |
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