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Archaeology Notes
Event ID 717438
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Archaeology Notes
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/717438
NT57SE 12 58586 78005.
(NT 5858 7800) Dovecot (NAT)
OS 25" map (1964)
Dovecot, Drylawhill: This beehive type dovecot, standing in the open on a rock outcrop, measures 56ft in circumference near the ground; it has a conical slate roof and wooden dormer. The random rubble walls are 4ft thick with dressings and two string courses. The door is iron-clad. There are four entry holes in the dormer and thirteen, with brick divisions, in a row under the eaves. Internally, there are aobut 570 stone nests, some rebuilt in brick. This dovecot is in good repair, and contains pigeons.
J Whitaker 1938; D C Bailey and M C Tindall 1963
This dovecot is as described by the previous authorities.
Visited by OS (WDJ) 25 October 1962
