Dovecote, Llantwit Major, Vale of Glamorgan

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.407 / 51°24'25"N

Longitude: -3.4887 / 3°29'19"W

OS Eastings: 296550

OS Northings: 168603

OS Grid: SS965686

Mapcode National: GBR HJ.QM5L

Mapcode Global: VH5HZ.HW0S

Plus Code: 9C3RCG46+QG

Entry Name: Dovecote

Listing Date: 22 February 1963

Last Amended: 16 December 2004

Grade: II*

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 13253

Building Class: Domestic

Also known as: Llantwit Major Dovecot

ID on this website: 300013253

Location: About 110m south-west of the Church of St. Illtud.

County: Vale of Glamorgan

Town: Cowbridge / Y Bont-Faen

Community: Llantwit Major (Llanilltud Fawr)

Community: Llantwit Major

Built-Up Area: Llantwit Major

Traditional County: Glamorgan

Tagged with: Dovecote

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History

C13 dovecote of the monastic grange at Llantwit Major which belonged to Tewkesbury Abbey. The very complete survival of this structure is in sad contrast to the almost wholly demolished tithe barn which stood immediately to the north and was complete until 1836.

Exterior

Cylindrical structure with walls of roughly coursed limestone and with a corbelled domical roof; the occasional course, especially the one about 300mm above the door arch, is much more carefully squared. The walls are about 1m thick, with a narrow segmentally arched doorway, the head of which looks as if it has been rebuilt.

Interior

Inside there are tiers of square niches or nesting holes.

Reasons for Listing

Included and highly graded as an important and very complete survival of a key part of an early medieval monastic grange, and as one of the fine medieval dovecotes of South Wales.
Scheduled Ancient Monument No. 140 (GLA).

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Other nearby listed buildings

II The Old Police Station
About 80m south-west of the Church of St. Illtud.
II* The Gatehouse (Porter's Room)
About 80m south-west of the Church of St. Illtud. The building is on the roadside and is sited near the south-east corner of the 'Monastery' field.
II Chantry House
About 60m south of the Church of St Illtud.
II Footbridge over Stream at West Entrance to Churchyard of Church of St Illtud
Outside the churchyard wall and directly to the west of the Church of St Illtud.
II Former Chantry Priest's House
About 30m south of the south porch of the Church of St Illtud.
II Cross in Churchyard of Church of St. Illtud
On the south side of the Church of St. Illtud and about 20m from the south porch.
II Churchyard Walls & Gates to Church of St Illtud
Completely surrounding the churchyard of the Church of St Illtud.
I Church of St Illtud
In the centre of Llantwit Major, west of The Square and well below it.

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Dovecote

A Grade II* Listed Building in Llantwit Major, Vale of Glamorgan