CULVER HOLE DOVECOTE

Site Details

NPRN
37514
Map Reference
SS48SE
Grid Reference
SS46538457
Unitary (Local) Authority
Swansea
Old County
Glamorgan
Community
Port Eynon
Type of Site
DOVECOTE
Broad Class
Agriculture and Subsistence
Period
Medieval;Post Medieval?

Site Description

1. Medieval Dovecot in cave in cliffs.

2. A natural cave has been closed off by 16m high wall, 3.6m thick at its base and tapering upwards, the width of the cave mouth being from 3.0m to 6.0m; two round-headed windows and a circular opening pierce the wall, which has roughly 30 tiers of nesting boxes and a narrow stairway within.

Discussion of this site has tended to concentrate on the search for a parent manorial house, there is a quasi-legendary connection with the Salt House, and Culver Hole itself has been suggested as a medieval stronghold.

(source Os495card; SS48SE2)

RCAHMW AP945089/49

J.Wiles 04.07.02