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Inveraray Castle Estate, Carloonan, Dovecot View of cupola of dovecot
SC 458411
Description Inveraray Castle Estate, Carloonan, Dovecot View of cupola of dovecot
Catalogue Number SC 458411
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of B 19104
Scope and Content Detail of cupola of 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. Morris's original drawing shows the conical roof covered with five overlapping tiers of stone slabs, but it is now slated. The cylindrical drum, above the roof, was originally to be covered by a small conical roof of similar form. However, the small conical roof was replaced by a domed cupola with a central ball-finial. This probably accounted for an extra £5 paid in 1748 beyond the contract price. The pigeons entered the dovecot through the openings in the drum. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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