Standing Building Recording

Date 14 March 2015 - 15 March 2015

Event ID 1023951

Category Recording

Type Standing Building Recording

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1023951

NS 55104 57898 – Boathouse

NS 54560 57792 – Dovecot (Canmore ID: 43909. SMR ID: 8402)

Archaeology Scotland conducted a building survey, 14–15 March 2015, in partnership with East Renfrewshire Council as part of their HLF funded, Parks for People project at Rouken Glen Park.

A basic survey was carried out of both buildings and this will act as a baseline for future assessments. The boathouse was constructed in the 1920s and from exterior appearances remains largely unchanged. The building is currently used as a café and public toilet block. Recent refurbishments include a new roof and guttering/down pipe system.

The dovecot is a Category B listed building (Historic Building Number 18538), and is located in the grounds of the Deaconsbank golf course, just to the W of the S end of Rouken Glen Park. A 20th-century railing surrounds the dovecot to restrict access. The date of the dovecot is unknown, but it has been speculated that it may date from the 16th century.

The dovecot is in the ‘beehive’ style, and is in a poor state of repair. There is no visible, formal entrance into the dovecot.

Archive and report: NRHE (intended)

Funder: East Renfrewshire Council, Heritage Lottery Fund Parks for People, and HES

(Source: DES, Volume 17)