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Dovecote in Knocknagore

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Roofless 2-storey stone built structure, pentagonal in plan, in NE corner of farmbuildings of Crosshaven Ho.(CO099-021---). Five sides of similar dims. (L 5.6m); lintelled door in SW wall; small lintelled perforations on either side (c. 1.35m off ground) of door, similar opes in N and E wall. Brick vault over ground floor. Nine tiers of nesting boxes at 1st floor, brick sides with stone lintels. Narrow ope in 1st floor of S wall gave access to attic level of farmbuildings attached to S. Access to interior not gained.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO099-094

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Kmcnamee, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Jonathan Thacker, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Andrew Wood, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Greg Clarke, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0
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  • Tim FitzGerald, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Garry Dickinson, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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