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Dovecote at Lygan-y-wern

A Grade II Listed Building in Halkyn, Flintshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.2459 / 53°14'45"N

Longitude: -3.193 / 3°11'34"W

OS Eastings: 320488

OS Northings: 372762

OS Grid: SJ204727

Mapcode National: GBR 6Z4X.J4

Mapcode Global: WH76R.XNPZ

Plus Code: 9C5R6RW4+9Q

Entry Name: Dovecote at Lygan-y-wern

Listing Date: 6 November 1962

Last Amended: 31 January 2002

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 284

Building Class: Domestic

ID on this website: 300000284

Location: On the N side of the house.

County: Flintshire

Town: Holywell

Community: Halkyn (Helygain)

Community: Halkyn

Locality: Lygan-y-wern

Traditional County: Flintshire

Tagged with: Dovecote

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History

An early C18 dovecote probably contemporary with the house, which is first mentioned c1725.

Exterior

A brick dovecote with hipped slate roof. The upper level has a rounded-headed opening to the loft with replaced wooden pigeon holes and ledges. In the R side wall are 2 doorways to the lower storey under segmental heads and with boarded doors. The rear end wall has a boarded loft door offset to the L side, below which is a replaced window in an earlier segmental-headed opening.

Interior

Not inspected at time of survey, but 1962 description refers to multi-seater privy in ground floor.

Reasons for Listing

Listed as a rare well-preserved early dovecote, and for group value with the house.

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  • II Shippon at Pentre Farm
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    On the N side of the A55 and reached by farm road on N side of slip road to junction E of Pentre Halkyn.
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