BOOK OF DOVECOTES 



five feet high; while for a brick dovecote of this 

 period the walls are unusually thick — thirty- 

 four inches. 



Similar, both in shape and material, to those 

 already described is the dovecote standing in 

 a field at Chetwynd House, near Newport. Its 

 history, prior to the present ownership, which 

 dates from 1 808, remains a blank. It is smaller 

 than the one at Henley Hall, the total wall- 

 length being no more than sixty feet. The roof, 

 its tiling modern, has a lantern with glass win- 

 dows, and a weather-vane above; there is also 

 a trap for catching the birds. The potence still 

 exists, and the six hundred nest-holes are L- 

 shaped. The building is not only in good re- 

 pair, but is still applied to its original purpose. 



A dovecote existed until comparatively late- 

 ly in the park at Tong Castle, but was pulled 

 down on account of its "dangerous" condition; 

 though whether the park was a public thorough- 

 fare and the safety of wayfarers affected, and 

 what insurmountable difficulties rendered its 

 repair and preservation impossible, are points 

 on which no information can be given. In- 

 volved in similar darkness are the causes which 

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