Miltonduff, Dovecot
Dovecot (17th Century)
Site Name Miltonduff, Dovecot
Classification Dovecot (17th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Miltonduff Dovecot
Canmore ID 16212
Site Number NJ16SE 1
NGR NJ 18033 60238
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/16212
- Council Moray
- Parish Elgin
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Moray
- Former County Morayshire
NJ16SE 1 18033 60238.
(NJ 1804 6023) Dovecot (NAT)
OS 6"map, Morayshire, 2nd ed., (1906)
The cot at Milton Duff is rectangular - 15 feet by 12 feet - with crowstepped gables, two string courses on the back wall and a 'lean-to' roof of stone slabs.
(Information from Mss 'Old Dovecots of Scotland' by A N Robertson, p 379-80)
Generally as described above. It is probably of 17th century date.
Visited by OS (R D L) 10 December 1962.
