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| dovecote, Rose Castle | ||
| locality:- | Rose Castle | |
| civil parish:- | Dalston (formerly Cumberland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | dovecote | |
| coordinates:- | NY37124634 | |
| 1Km square:- | NY3746 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY34 | |
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| evidence:- | database:- Listed Buildings 2010 item:- date stone (1700) |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "ROSE CASTLE / / / DALSTON / CARLISLE / CUMBRIA / II[star] / 78289 / NY3712546348" |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "Former Dovecote. Dated 1700 over entrance. Large blocks of coursed red sandstone (probably from part of the medieval castle) on squared plinth with flush quoins, gable string course; sandstone slate roof with coped gables and kneelers. Small, almost square, 1 1/2 storeys. Chamfered-surround entrance in gable wall, with dated lintel. Small oculi above. Small square opening in opposite gable. Interior has its complete boulins on 3 sides. See Transactions Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian &Archaeological Society, old series, ix, p425. Mention of a dovecote in a Parliamentary survey of 1649 may indicate that the building is earlier than the date. Other references refer to the dovecote as having been a watch tower. Has G.V. with Rose Castle." |
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| hearsay:- |
Square, 800 nests. |
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