Dovecote, Chirk Castle Grounds, Chirk, Wrexham, Wales, UK
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Ddraig Ddu
N 52° 56.197 W 003° 05.515
30U E 493822 N 5865224
A dovecote on the Chirk castle grounds and part of a new restoration going on. This building along with the old Victorian squash court next door to it are being restored to their former glory and function.
Waymark Code: WMB6GB
Location: South Wales, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 04/11/2011
Views: 3
A dovecote on the Chirk castle grounds and part of a new restoration going on. This building along with the old Victorian squash court next door to it are being restored to their former glory and function.
A dovecote (sometimes spelt as dovecot) is a building intended to house pigeons or doves. Dovecotes may be square, circular or in this case Octagonal in shape, and are almost always free standing structures or can also be built into the end of a house or barn.
They generally contain pigeon holes for the birds to nest. Pigeons and doves were an important food source historically in Western Europe and were kept for their eggs, flesh, and dung that is a great compost that can double the yield off crop land.
This building is not used for its original purpose and stood derelict for many years, it is now part of the Chirk castle's plans to resorte some of the lesser buildings on the site.
With thanks to wikipedia for some of the history of the Dovecote.
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