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Inveraray Castle Estate, Carloonan, Dovecot View of dovecot, looking South East along the Avenue
B 19107 CN
Description Inveraray Castle Estate, Carloonan, Dovecot View of dovecot, looking South East along the Avenue
Date c. 1988
Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Catalogue Number B 19107 CN
Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
Copies SC 458409
Scope and Content Dovecot at Carloonan, Inveraray estate, Argyll and Bute This circular dovecot was one of the first two buildings to be built in the policies of the 3rd Duke. Roger Morris (1695-1749) designed it in 1747 and it was completed in 1748 by the mason, William Douglas (b.1736) at a cost of £53. This dovecot, in the form of a circular tower, stands on a hillock which in the 18th century marked the north-west end of the 'Oak Walk'. It has harled walls, and a projecting string-course at first-floor level to prevent access by climbing rodents. There are three tall 'blank' windows at first-floor level and four window openings, designed as shuttered, in the upper level. The pigeons would have entered through the elegant domed lantern surmounting the conical roof. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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