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about thirty plain oblong nest-holes, each fur- 

 nished with a narrow stone alighting-ledge, 

 and pigeons are still kept. 



At Angle Hall, near Pembroke, is a dove- 

 cote obviously of great antiquity. It is built of 

 rough stones of very varied size and shape; is 

 circular, with a domed roof, in which there is a 

 central aperture about one foot in width. The 

 height of the walls to the spring of the dome 

 is about twelve feet; there is a string-course 

 at their summit, and another half-way up the 

 dome. The internal diameter is twelve feet. 



A modern opening has unfortunately been 

 made for the admittance of cattle, but the arch 

 of the old doorway, which was five feet high by 

 three feet wide, is seen immediately upon the 

 rightof this. Thenests are not L-shaped, there 

 is no potence, and alighting-ledges are found 

 only here and there. The walls are three feet 

 thick. 



But the most curious feature is the presence 

 in the walls ofwhat at first appear to be external 

 nest-holes, dotted here and there. These are 

 not nests, however, but lead through into the 

 building, forming entrances and exits for the 



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