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Clonygowan House

Dovecote/pigeon house/aviary
Clonygowan House
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Freestanding square-profile dovecote, built c.1830. Supported on piers with arches between piers. High level dovecote with hipped slate roof. Roughcast rendered walls with red brick eaves course. Round-headed opening to south-east facing elevation of dovecote with red brick surrounds. Round-headed blind openings to other elevations.
Although Clonygowan House is long gone, this fine dovecote survives as a reminder of the house and the extent of its estate. Located in full view of the front of the house, the dovecote served a duel purpose and, in addition to providing food, acted as an eye-catcher or folly.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 14933003

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Pictures: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage; Algirdas at Lithuanian Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain; Trenchspike, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0; Garry Dickinson, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0; A.-K. D., Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0; Mike Searle, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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