Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
284
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
06/11/1962
Date of Amendment
31/01/2002
Name of Property
Dovecote at Lygan-y-wern
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Flintshire
Community
Halkyn
Town
Holywell
Locality
Lygan-y-wern
Easting
320488
Northing
372762
Street Side
Location
On the N side of the house.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
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.
Reason for designation
Listed as a rare well-preserved early dovecote, and for group value with the house.
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