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Rosebery House Dovecot General view from side
SC 2629776
Description Rosebery House Dovecot General view from side
Date 1936
Collection Records of Ian Gordon Lindsay and Partners, architects, Edinburgh, Scotland
Catalogue Number SC 2629776
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of F 2773
Scope and Content Dovecot in garden of Rosebery House, 9 King Street, Inverkeithing, Fife The name, Rosebery House, commemorates the Earl of Rosebery who bought it between 1704 and 1711, but it was probably built in the 16th century. Extensive 17th and 18th centuries alterations give it the appearance of being a Georgian (1714-1830) building. This late 17th-century dovecot is one of three examples to survive in Inverkeithing. The lean-to style of rectangular dovecot is most common in Scotland and the North of England. Dovecots, despite their name, usually housed up to 1000 pigeons. When the birds were eaten, their feathers were used for bedding. Their dung could be used as a fertiliser, or sold to use in tanning or for the extraction of saltpetre to make gunpowder. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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