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Dovecote at Faulston House

A Grade II* Listed Building in Bishopstone, Wiltshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.03 / 51°1'48"N

Longitude: -1.8974 / 1°53'50"W

OS Eastings: 407289

OS Northings: 125631

OS Grid: SU072256

Mapcode National: GBR 40C.745

Mapcode Global: FRA 66XD.8MK

Plus Code: 9C3W24J3+22

Entry Name: Dovecote at Faulston House

Listing Date: 23 March 1960

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1146160

English Heritage Legacy ID: 320640

Also known as: Faulston pigeon house

ID on this website: 101146160

Location: Faulston, Wiltshire, SP5

County: Wiltshire

Civil Parish: Bishopstone

Traditional County: Wiltshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Wiltshire

Church of England Parish: Bishopstone and Stratford Tony St John the Baptist

Church of England Diocese: Salisbury

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Description




SU 02 NE BISHOPSTONE MILL LANE
(north side)

5/54
Dovecote at Faulston House
23.3.60

GV II*


Dovecote. Early Cl7. Flint with dressed limestone bands, conical
tiled roof with raised conical louvre at apex. Formerly of several
storeys, now open from ground to roof. North side facing Faulston
House (q.v.) has tall chamfered doorway, upper part now blocked, to
left is first floor planked door and recessed chamfered square
windows or loopholes. West side has blocked Tudor-arched opening
at upper floor level and several loopholes. South side has one
blocked and one open recessed chamfered window. Interior has stone
corbels to former first floor, walls above are lined with stone
pigeon boxes, renewed roof timbers. According to-local legend and
John Aubrey there were once four such towers around the moated
Faulston House, but this has not been substantiated.
(John Aubrey, The Natural History of Wiltshire, 1847)


Listing NGR: SU0728925631

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