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Dovecote Approximately 74 Metres East South East of Rousham House

A Grade II* Listed Building in Rousham, Oxfordshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.9142 / 51°54'51"N

Longitude: -1.3044 / 1°18'15"W

OS Eastings: 447940

OS Northings: 224189

OS Grid: SP479241

Mapcode National: GBR 7VM.T7G

Mapcode Global: VHCX1.B4RX

Plus Code: 9C3WWM7W+M6

Entry Name: Dovecote Approximately 74 Metres East South East of Rousham House

Listing Date: 27 August 1957

Last Amended: 29 June 1988

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1052959

English Heritage Legacy ID: 252897

ID on this website: 101052959

Location: Rousham, West Oxfordshire, OX25

County: Oxfordshire

District: West Oxfordshire

Civil Parish: Rousham

Traditional County: Oxfordshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Oxfordshire

Church of England Parish: Rousham

Church of England Diocese: Oxford

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Description


ROUSHAM ROUSHAM PARK GARDENS
SP4724
14/241 Dovecote approx. 74m ESE of
27/08/57 Rousham House
(Formerly listed under
Rousham House, together with
Dovecote and Stables)
GV II*
Dovecote. C17. Squared and coursed limestone; conical stone slate roof. Circular
plan. Stone lintel over C20 door. Hipped dormers with leaded lights; glover with
ball finial surmounts roof. Interior: stone nestings. Retains potence with
ladder. Part of the landscape gardens later laid out by William Kent between
1733 and 1740.
(Rousham Park is included in the H.B.M.C. Register of Parks and Gardens at Grade
I; Buildings of England: Oxfordshire: p746)


Listing NGR: SP4794024189

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