dovecote
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- History and geography
- Middle East
- Iran
- Cappadocia
- Columbaria in ancient Rome
- France
- Colombiers and pigeonniers
- Greece
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- England and Wales
- Scotland
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thumb|Dovecote at Nymans Gardens, West Sussex, England thumb|A dovecote in Najafabad, Iran thumbnail|Pigeon tower in Kavastu, Lääne-Viru County|Kavastu, [[Estonia (built 1869)]] thumb|A dovecote at Mazkeret Batya, Israel
A dovecote or dovecot , doocot (Scots) 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 barn. They generally contain pigeonholes for the birds to nest. Pigeons and doves were an important food source historically in the Middle East and Europe and were kept for their eggs and dung.