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Leuchars House, Dovecot
Dovecot (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Leuchars House, Dovecot
Classification Dovecot (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Leuchars House Policies; Calcots
Canmore ID 16522
Site Number NJ26SE 1
NGR NJ 25956 64842
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/16522
- Council Moray
- Parish Urquhart
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Moray
- Former County Morayshire
NJ26SE 1 2595 6484.
(NJ 2595 6484) Dovecot (NAT).
OS 6"map, Morayshire, 1st ed., (1870).
For Leuchars House, see NJ26SE 65.00.
A circular dovecot, dated 1583.
(Undated) information from Ms 'Old Dovecots of Scotland' by A N Robertson.
This dovecot has partially collapsed and the interior is filled with debris, but a few pigeon boxes can still be seen. It measures 3.0m in diameter within a wall 1.0m thick surviving to a maximum height of 2.0m in the E.
Information from OS (R L) 26 January 1972.
The doocot depicted in the historic slide H 94062 S has been identified with this site despite the annotation 'Calcots'. Compare H 94088 S and H 94053 S, both annotated 'Leuchars'.
(information from RCAHMS (AC), 27 November 2008.
Field Visit (18 August 2007 - 23 August 2007)
In August 2007, Alba Archaeology (Highland) Ltd, was commissioned by Haskoning UK Ltd, on behalf of Moray Flood Alleviation Schemes, to undertaken an archaeological desk-based assessment and walk-over survey of an area to the notheast of Elgin, Moray, due to undergo works associated with the Elgin FAS.
Much of the survey area was inaccessible because of un-harvested crops, but in the areas which were walked over no new sites of archaeological significance were encounted. However, a great number of cropmark sites dating to the Prehistoric and Medieval periods have previously been recorded.
It is recommended that watching briefs are issued on areas due to undergo ground-breaking works; trial trenching evaluations are suggested for areas of dense cropmarks.
Information from Alba Archaeology (Highland) Ltd.
