The French word for dovecote is "pigeonnier" or . The outbuildings include a stone dovecote in a remarkable state of preservation. Racing pigeons are housed together in a specially designed dovecote or loft. The interior of a dovecote usually has niches to house doves. It comprises a two-storey structure which incorporates a burial vault and a dovecote. Varro, Columella and Pliny the Elder wrote about pigeon farms and dovecote construction. "The dovecote and pigeon coops" were near the lake. There is a medieval dovecote nearby. It also features historic cottages, an Elizabethan dovecote and a water pump. The dovecote next to the barn in the grounds dates from this period. Naunton has a famous dovecote erected in 1660. Originally a dovecote, it is used as a storehouse. Most Norman "manoirs" have a dovecote in the courtyard. In front of the house is an ancient stone dovecote. The grounds have a mid 17th-century dovecote and two summer houses.