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Archaeology Notes
Event ID 717551
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Archaeology Notes
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/717551
NT57SW 58.05 51496 71028
Formerly entered as NT57SW 61.
(NT 51471 71014) Dovecote (NAT)
OS 25" map (1966)
An 18th century cylindrical dovecot is incorporated in the 19th century stable block at Colstoun House.
C McWilliam 1978
This dovecot is 19ft in circumference and 41 1/2ft high to the top of the stone walls and 27ft to the top of the glover, which contains 18 entrance holes, in addition to 5 in the masonry. The walls, 2ft 4 ins thick, are crowned by a conical, slated roof, which has been renewed in recent years. There is one string course at a height of 8ft 6 ins. There are no windows. The dovecot, which has accommodation for 466 pigeons, contains a revolving ladder; it is now deserted.
J Whitaker 1938; D C Bailey and M C Tindall 1963
