Description

SO 35 NE DILWYN CP LUNTLEY

3/35 Dovecote about 30 metres
north-west of Luntley Court
20.2.53

GV II

Dovecpte. Dated 1673, with some C20 alterations. Timber-frame with rendered
infill on a rubble plinth with a felt roof. Gabled in all four directions.
Square plan. Two storeys with small openings in gables. Main entrance in
east wall has a shaped doorhead bearing the incised date."1673". The C17
boarded door has decorative strap hinges. The roof is capped by a glover,
also gabled on all four sides. The framing is four square panels high with
straight tension braces. The trusses each have two collars with multiple
struts and curved V-struts in the apex. The bargeboards are carved and have
pendant finials. The projecting wall-plates each have carved brackets. At
time of survey (1987) the south-west corner was supported by timber shores.
(RCHM, 3, p to: BoE, p 112).

Listing NGR: SO3928455742

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26633082

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