Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
21782
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
03/03/1999
Date of Amendment
03/03/1999
Name of Property
Dovecote at Durval Farm
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Vale of Glamorgan
Community
St. Bride's Major
Town
Locality
Durval
Easting
289573
Northing
173161
Street Side
Location
Located in a field immediately S of Durval Farm, which is accessed by a long track off the S side of the St. Brides Major to Wick road.
Description
Broad Class
Agriculture and Subsistence
Period
History
Possibly C18 with C19 alterations. Shown on the St. Brides Major Tithe Map of 1840. The dovecote was built as part of the Dunraven Estate.
Exterior
Dovecote of octagonal plan, roofless but standing to full height. Rubble masonry, rough-cast, on a masonry plinth. Stone ledge towards top, above which are entry holes for the birds in red brick. Entrance to SE with red brick dressing including flat arch with gauged brickwork. Stone threshold. Small window opening to NE in similar style as doorway, containing plain glazing. Small recess to its R.
Interior
The lower half is rendered and contains 2 recesses to the N and S, which probably supported a beam. Six tiers of nest boxes are constructed from brickwork lining the external masonry facing. Each tier is set onto stone slab ledges.
Reason for designation
Listed as an rare survival of a C18 dovecote in an estate setting.
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