Ben Salter

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Posted: 14 Feb 2010


Taken: 14 Feb 2010

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East Orchard Castle
St Athan
Vale of Glamorgan
Dovecote
doves
holes
pigeons
ruins
buildings
Columbaria


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Inside the Dovecote are hundreds of spaces for the Doves or Pigeons to nest. The pigeon provided an important variation to the mediaeval diet, particularly in winter and larger households would have had dovecotes, accompanied by a warren for rabbits and a pond for fish. The birds were not only a source of meat but were also used medicinally and the dung from the dovecote was considered one of the best fertilizers. The feathers and down from the pigeons, along with other fowl, were used for stuffing pillows and mattresses.

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