What is recorded here

Indicated stands as a circular dovecote on the lost grounds of Newtown Manor in County Leitrim, where the manor itself vanished between 1835 and 1910. The tower rises five metres with dainty crenellations and eight tiers of pigeon-holes, suggesting a household that valued both beauty and practical sustenance. It remains in a narrow valley while the grand house disappears from memory, turning the dovecote into the last visible marker of a forgotten estate.

Situated in a slight N-S valley which opens out to the S, but the ground rises up almost immediately to the W, N and E. It is on the grounds of Newtown Manor, a large house that was built between 1835 and 1910 (OS 6-inch maps), but which is no longer extant. The pigeon house is a circular tower (ext. diam. 2.8m; int. diam. 1.8m; H c. 5m) with a doorway (Wth 0.8m; H 1.85m) at N. There was a floor 2.8m above ground level and there are eight tiers of pigeon-holes with brick divisions at the first floor with a large opening on the S side. The exterior is rendered with a string course over the ground floor and the first floor, and there are dainty crenellations on the parapet. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 14 April, 2016

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