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Monument Number 436657
Hob Uid: 436657
Location : Cornwall Sheviock
Grid Ref : SX3634054130
Summary : Circular dovecote dating from the 17th century. The stone-built structure has a domed roof and contains rows of nesting boxes set around the walls. It may stand on the site of the medieval manor house of the Dawney family, granted a licence to crenellate in 1336 (see also SX 35 NE 13).
More information : (SX 36345413) Dovecot (NAT). (1) The dovecot at Crafthole, a round tower of local stone with a single low entrance and a domed roof, is dated by Henderson to around the 14th century. DOE say the present structure is 17th century (Grade 2). According to Henderson, it was built by the Dawneys on the land of their tenants at Crafthole, well away from their manor house at Sheviock (SX 35 NE 13), although Kempthorne quotes a tradition that "an ancient dwelling" used to stand near the dovecot. (2-5)

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Source details : OS 6" 1964
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Source details : Essays in Corn Hist 1963 211 (C Henderson)
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Source details : DOE (HHR) St Germans RD Aug 1960 27
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Source details : Corn Arch 13 1974 64 PH Checklist (P Sheppard)
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Source details : History of Sheviock 1934 (G A Kempthorne)
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Licenced 1336
Monument End Date : 1336
Monument Start Date : 1336
Monument Type : Fortified Manor House
Evidence : Documentary Evidence

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Post Medieval
Monument End Date : 1901
Monument Start Date : 1540
Monument Type : Dovecote, House
Evidence : Extant Building

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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : CO 284
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External Cross Reference Source : Listed Building List Entry Legacy Uid
External Cross Reference Number : 61953
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SX 35 SE 17
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