Carskiey Dovecot. View of western dovecot from North-East.

Description Carskiey Dovecot. View of western dovecot from North-East.

Date 1962

Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

Catalogue Number SC 565424

Category On-line Digital Images

Copy of AG 306

Scope and Content View of western dovecot at Carskiey from north-east, Argyll and Bute This dovecot, known as the western dovecot, stands about 45m south-east of Carskiey House. Carskiey was held by the Macnortheil family from the beginning of the 16th century until 1907 when the estate changed hands and a new mansion house was built. This dovecot, one of a pair, is octagonal and has a slated pyramidal roof. The entry-holes for the pigeons are directly below the eaves. Of recent date, it is a replica of the eastern dovecot which dates to the late 18th or early 19th century. Dovecots were a necessary feature of most Scottish estates as pigeons provided fresh meat with which to vary the monotonous winter diet of salted meat but dovecots were unusual in the Highlands due to the lack of corn, which was needed to feed the birds. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

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