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Summary

The dovecote, now roofless, stands in an overgrown part of the grounds of Buckland Tout Saints Hotel.

Location

Protected Status

• Listed Building (II) 1108175: DOVECOTE CIRCA 60 METRES NORTH WEST OF BUCKLAND TOUT SAINTS HOTEL

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX74NE/6/1
• Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX74NE4

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• DOVECOTE (Built, Early Medieval to XVIII - 1066 AD (Between) to 1800 AD (Between))

Full description

Snow, H. F, 1920 - 1921, Ancient Dovecotes, 107 (Article in Serial). SDV340255.

Dovecote at Buckland House. The walls are of stone and cob, partly ivy covered, and the conical roof is thatched. At the apex of the roof is a curious closed cupola, probably added later. Cylindrical with a bell- shaped dome plainly moulded around its base, and with the remains of a vane. Several window openings; a lower one to the north, and two upper ones west and south east, all rectangular and of one light, besides a two-light one west, perhaps a later addition. South is a plain rectangular doorway . Author remembers dovecote as it was in late 19th century.

Copeland, G. W., 1937, Devon Dovecotes, 399, Fig. 3, Pl. 55 (Article in Serial). SDV266150.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1986, SX74NE4, Photo (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV340256.

Site visit 19th December 1961. Stone built dovecote converted to a summerhouse or similar at some time, possibly in the 18th century. The nesting boxes on the lower part of the building are obscured by panelling. There are no architectural details but the building appears to be of considerable age and a medieval date is possible.
Site visit 9th October 1986. The dovecote, now roofless, stands in an overgrown part of the grounds of Buckland Tout Saints Hotel. It is a circular building 4.8 metres in internal diameter with 1metre thick walls of coursed stone and slab rubble which may once have been rendered. A low rectangular doorway in the south side, fairly recently rebuilt, has a concrete lintel and modern doorframe. Two square windows are set high in the wall, one on the west side and the second on the south east side; a blocked feature is evident on the ivy-covered north side. There are up to 34 stone nesting boxes on each of 17 tiers and many have slate alighting ledges in situ. Four continuous bands of narrow slate ledges encircle the interior at spaced intervals up the wall. The internal pannelling has been removed. The roof has completely collapsed and only a few remnants of rotting timber beams and a large metal boss are evident on the earthen floor. The west side is completely overgrown and two large cracks on each side of the doorway may lead to the collapse of the southern side [taken from old SMR record].

Wills, A., 2008, Devon's dovecotes, an undergraduate investigation, Appendix 1D, Photo (Undergraduate Dissertation). SDV366424.

Circular building. Internal diameter of 4.8m, walls 0.9m thick. Rectangular doorway in the south side and two square openings about 3m above ground level on the west and south-east sides with a third opening, now blocked, on the north side. Four continuous bands of slate slabs protrude at intervals between the nest holes in the inside.
The building is now roofless and derelict, with large, open vertical cracks and is in danger of collapse.

Clark, J., 2013, Buckland House (Un-published). SDV356184.

Ordnance Survey, 2014, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV355681.

English Heritage, 2014, National Heritage List for England (National Heritage List for England). SDV355683.

Dovecote c.60 metres north west of Buckland- Tour-Saints Hotel GV II Dovecote. Possibly C16 or early C17. Stone, no roof. Circular structure about 4 metres diameter; door opening with concrete lintel, 2-light opening above, left, and single light to right. The interior has a series of regular square pigeon openings in 1:5:5:5 rows separated by continuous slate string courses, and with a slate perch to each hole. The roof has completely disappeared, and there is some overgrowth (October 1988). The dovecote probably pre-dates the present Hotel (q.v).

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