Archaeology Notes
Event ID 713913
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Archaeology Notes
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NT37SE 22 39003 74157
See also NT37SE 3.
(NT 3900 7415) A single-chambered lectern type dovecot stands c. 100 yds N of Preston Tower. It measures 19' 4" by 17' 3" with a one-way slate roof and crowstepped gables. In a fair state of repair, it contains 985 nests.
D C Bailey and M C Tindall 1963; RCAHMS 1924
As described. Typical 17/18th century dovecot.
Visited by OS (RD) 4 January 1972
Scheduled with NT37SE 3 as Preston Tower and Dovecot.
Information from Historic Scotland, scheduling document dated 13 December 2000.