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Manar House, Dovecot
Dovecot (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Manar House, Dovecot
Classification Dovecot (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Manar House Policies
Canmore ID 128732
Site Number NJ71NW 34.02
NGR NJ 73625 19997
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/128732
- Council Aberdeenshire
- Parish Inverurie
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Gordon
- Former County Aberdeenshire
Manar House, 1811 (at rear), John Smith. Empire link in name, after Manner in Ceylon; a no-nonsense Smith house, two storeys high, five windows broad, the elaborations are confined to a Doric portico, ashlar panels to ground floor and a small cornice. Graceful, full height bow to side. Alterations 1981. A solid, 18th-century doocot in policies, on circular
plan with high rat-course (just below the pigeonholes) and conical slated roof with cupola.
Taken from "Aberdeenshire: Donside and Strathbogie - An Illustrated Architectural Guide", by Ian Shepherd, 2006. Published by the Rutland Press http://www.rias.org.uk
NJ71NW 34.02 73625 19997
Dovecot [NAT]
OS 1:2500 map, 1977.
A solid 18th-century doocot in policies, on circular plan with high rat-course (just below the pigeon-holes) and conical slated roof with cupola.
I Shepherd 1994.
