Dovecote

Dovecote is a monument in Llantwit Major, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. Dovecote is situated near the ruins Tewkesbury Abbey Gatehouse, as well as near the cemetery St. Illtyd’s Churchyard.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Llantwit Major railway station and Bethel Baptist Chapel.

Llantwit Major railway station

Railway station

Photo: Mick Lobb, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Llantwit Major railway station is a railway station serving the small town of Llantwit Major, South Wales. It is located on the Vale of Glamorgan Line, 18+1⁄4 miles west of Cardiff Central towards Bridgend via Barry and Rhoose. Llantwit Major railway station is situated 1,900 feet northeast of Dovecote.

Bethel Baptist Chapel

Church

Photo: Sionk, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Bethel Baptist Chapel is a church, which is situated 1,100 feet northeast of Dovecote.

Tudor Tavern P.H.

Pub

Photo: Sionk, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Tudor Tavern P.H. is a pub, which is situated 670 feet northeast of Dovecote.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Frampton and Llanmaes.

Frampton

Hamlet

Photo: Virginia Knight, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Frampton is a hamlet in the Vale of Glamorgan in South Wales. It lies within the parish of Llantwit Major, to the north of the town off the B4265 road, 4.25 miles south-southwest of Cowbridge. It is divided into Little Frampton and Great Frampton.

Llanmaes

Village

Photo: cowbridgeguide.co.uk, CC BY 3.0.

Llanmaes is a small village and community in the Vale of Glamorgan near the market town of Llantwit Major. The population in 2011 was 403.

St Donats

Village

Photo: Peter Wasp, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Donats is a village and community in the Vale of Glamorgan in south Wales, located just west of the small town of Llantwit Major. The community includes the village of Marcross and the hamlets of Monknash and East and West Monkton. St Donats is situated 2 miles west of Dovecote.

Dovecote

Type: Monument
Category: historic site
Location: Llantwit Major, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.40697° or 51° 24′ 25″ north

Longitude

-3.48873° or 3° 29′ 19″ west

Open location code

9C3RCG46+QG

OpenStreetMap ID

way 446900515

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=monument

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Tewkesbury Abbey Gatehouse and Abbey.

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