Dovecote c. 50 Yards S of Armstrong House Bamburgh, England

Listed Building Data

Dovecote c. 50 Yards S of Armstrong House has been designated a Grade II* listed building in England with the following information, which has been imported from the National Heritage List for England. Please note that not all available data may be shown here, minor errors and/or formatting may have occurred during transcription, and some information may have become outdated since listing.

List Entry ID
1232923
Listing Type
listed building
Grade
II*
Date Listed
22 December 1969
Name
DOVECOTE CIRCA 50 YARDS SOUTH OF ARMSTRONG HOUSE
Location
DOVECOTE CIRCA 50 YARDS SOUTH OF ARMSTRONG HOUSE, FRONT STREET
Parish
Bamburgh
District
Northumberland
Grid Reference
NU 18174 34827
Easting
418174.2210
Northing
634826.9560

Listed Building Description

Text courtesy of Historic England. © Crown Copyright, reprinted under the Open Government License.

BAMBURGH FRONT STREET NU 1834 (South side, off) 18/52 Dovecote c.50 yards south of 22.12.69 Armstrong House GV II* Dovecote. Medieval. Random rubble. Round and tapering with domed top, forming beehive shape, c.20 ft. high. Stepped-in slightly in 4 stages with projecting stones forming continuous ledges at each stage. Low doorway on east side and 3 small windows on south side. Formerly had an entry for the pigeons on top of the dome. Interior is entirely lined with stone nesting boxes. Scheduled Ancient Monument.

Listing NGR: NU1817634825