Dovecote at Minster Lovell Manor, Minster Lovell, Oxfordshire
Interior view of the medieval dovecote looking towards the entrance. It has 600 holes for doves (or pigeons) to nest in. The dovecote formed part of the economy of the adjacent farm which provided for the needs of the manor. The birds were kept in the dovecote as a ready supply of fresh food for those living in the manor. It is known that the surviving manor and its associated buildings were built in c1431-42 by William Lovell. The site had already been home to the Lovell family since at least 1100 AD. The dovecote is now in the care of English Heritage (2011).
