Dovecote
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A dovecote or dovecot, doocot or columbarium is a structure intended to house pigeons or doves. Dovecotes may be free-standing structures in a variety of shapes, or built into the end of a house or ba
Dovecote at Nymans Gardens, West Sussex, England
A dovecote in Najafabad, Iran
Pigeon tower in Kavastu, Estonia (built 1869)
Pigeon houses in Isfahan, Iran
Pigeon keeping
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Pigeon keeping or pigeon fancying is the art and science of breeding domestic pigeons. People have practiced pigeon keeping for at least 5,000 years and in almost every part of the world. In that time
Dovecote
…though some continued to be incorporated into farm buildings as ornamental features. However, the 20th century saw a revival of doocot construction by pigeon fanciers, and dramatic towers clad in black or green painted corrugated iron can still be found on wasteland near housing estates in Glasgow and Edinburgh. In…
A pigeon fancier
A pair of White Kings
A Sputnik trap.
Pigeon loft in a garden.