Dovecote - Wikipedia A dovecote is a small, decorative shelter for pigeons, often built on top of a house It looks like a receptacle for secret messages from a fairy-tale world, and this whimsy makes up for the fact that no one actually wants pigeons roosting on their house
What is a Dovecote? - The Craftsman Blog Dovecotes are small openings that encouraged doves or pigeons to nest there so the occupants could catch and eat them and also use their droppings as fertilizer for their farms Sometimes dovecotes were separate birdhouses, and other times there were incorporated into the gables of houses
Dovecote Pigeon house - History of Early American Landscape Design A dovecote, dovehouse, or pigeon house, was a structure for breeding and housing domestic pigeons [1] Because pigeons provided meat and eggs as well as fertilizer, dovecotes were constructed to ensure the birds’ safety and to aid in the retrieval of eggs
What is a Dovecote? (with pictures) - Home Questions Answered What is a Dovecote? A dovecote or dovecot is a structure designed to house pigeons, doves, and other small birds Numerous examples of historic dovecotes can be found at various sites all over the world, and modern dovecotes are used to house racing pigeons and other hobby birds
Dovecote - design-encyclopedia. com Dovecote is a structure designed to house pigeons or doves, often used historically for the purpose of collecting their droppings, known as guano, for use as fertilizer
What is a Dovecote? – Pigeonpedia A dovecote or dovecot, as it is sometimes spelt, is simply a structure built to house domesticated pigeons They are built as safe havens and a home base for the birds
What is a Dovecote? - National Trust Dovecotes are structures designed to house pigeons or doves They are also referred to as ‘culverhouses’ (English), ‘columbaria’ (Latin) and ‘doocots’ (Scots) Doves and pigeons were kept by wealthy, elite families for food as well as their feathers, and to have a dovecote was an easily recognisable status symbol