Drombany Dovecote
The history of the octagonal Drombany Dovecote ( German "Taubenschlag von Drombany" ) in the townland Drombanny or Drombany ( Irish Drom Bainne ) in County Limerick in Ireland is unknown. On old maps there is the entry “Castle” very close by and it is possible that the ivy-covered building belonged to a castle. Dovecotes may appear in English documents as "Culverhouse", in Scotland as "Doocot" and in Latin as "Columbarium".
The Drombany Dovecote can be entered through a doorway with a lintel in the southwest. The dovecote is about five meters high and its inner walls are lined with hundreds of pigeon niches. Dovecotes are also found at ancient monasteries (Kilcooly Abbey, in County Tipperary and Ballybeg East , in Buttevant, County Cork ).
literature
- MJA Beacham: Dovecotes in England: an introduction and gazetteer , Transactions of the Ancient Monuments Society, vol. , 34: 85-131 (1990). Based on published material.
- Munro Dunn et al .: Doocots of Scotland: Lanarkshire (Scottish Vernacular Buildings Working Group 2006).
- John McCann: An historical inquiry into the design and use of dovecotes , Transactions of the Ancient Monuments Society, vol. 35, (1991).
- Klara Spandl: Exploring the round houses of doves, British Archeology, no 35, (1998). Includes a list of dovecotes open to the public in England and Wales.
- MDL Roberts, VE Gale: Pigeons, Doves and Dovecotes 2000
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Coordinates: 52 ° 37 ′ 4.3 ″ N , 8 ° 34 ′ 41 ″ W.