Full Report for Listed Buildings
The list description is not intended to be a complete inventory of what is listed: it is principally intended to aid identification. By law, the definition of a listed building includes the entire building (i) and any structure or object that is fixed to the said building and ancillary to it and (ii) any other structure or object that forms part of the land and has done so since before 1 July 1948, and was within the curtilage of the building, and ancillary to it, on the date on which said building was first included in the list, or on 1 January 1969, whichever was later.
Summary Description
Reference Number
3091
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
18/12/1991
Date of Amendment
19/12/1995
Name of Property
Dovecote at Pencoed Castle
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Newport
Community
Langstone
Town
Locality
Llanmartin
Easting
340712
Northing
189487
Street Side
Location
Set in a field to NE of Pencoed Castle and opposite the Long Barn. Pencoed is 1km E of Llanmartin and 1km S of Llandevaud; reached along private drive from by-road off B4245.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
Probably built c1600 to serve Pencoed Castle which is a moated site incorporating a largely C16 manor house with fine gatehouse.
Exterior
Square plan rubble dovecote, now roofless and with ruinous gables. W side has dressed stone gable window and doorway, both with relieving arches. Eaves level ledge and broadly spaced nesting boxes inside.
Interior
Reason for designation
Included for its special interest as a good example of an early dovecote and for its associations with the neighbouring Pencoed Castle.
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