Archaeology Notes
Event ID 710161
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Archaeology Notes
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/710161
NT07NW 8 00345 77008
(NT 00345 77008) Dovecot (NR)
OS 6" map (1958)
A 16th century circular dovecot, rubble-built, with three string-courses, and topped by a modern cap. The N-facing entrance, 2'5" wide, has a pointed arch head cut in two stones. The bird entrances, now closed up, were between the middle and top string-courses. The walls over the nests are 2'8" thick, and the structure is 10'8" in internal diameter at base.
RCAHMS 1929, visited 1926
This beehive-shaped dovecot is as described above. It has been slightly restored, but is otherwise in good condition. Not in use.
Visited by OS (JLD) 24 December 1952
OS (JLD) confirmed.
Visited by OS (BS) 20 March 1974