He then told him the curious ups and downs of that family, which, at two distant periods, had held vast possessions in the county; but were now represented by the shell of one manor house, and its dovecote, the size of a modern villa.
"Put Yourself in His Place"
Charles Reade
It stands in a farm-yard, and the nave made an excellent barn and the steeple a dovecote.
"Vanishing England"
P. H. Ditchfield
Anubis took great pleasure in the pretty creatures, and by the permission of his superiors a dovecote was erected on the roof of the treasurer's house.
"The Complete Historical Romances of Georg Ebers"
Georg Ebers