Penmon Priory Dovecot
by Nigel Fletcher-Jones
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Penmon Priory Dovecot
Artist
Nigel Fletcher-Jones
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Photograph - Photograph
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It is likely that Penmon has been an ecclesiastical site since the 6th Century A.D.. Tradition says the celtic monk, St. Seiriol, established his hermitage here around that time and the site grew sporadically over the following centuries. In 971, Vikings raiders destroyed much of Penmon. However, by the 13th century, Penmon had become an Augustinian priory - dissolved in 1538. The site passed under the ownership of the Bulkeley family of Beaumaris who used most of the land as a deer park and built the dovecote near the church around 1600. The dovecote could hold around 1,000 birds.
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