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Woodlands, Dovecot
Dovecot (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Woodlands, Dovecot
Classification Dovecot (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 16638
Site Number NJ26SW 3
NGR NJ 2072 6442
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/16638
- Council Moray
- Parish Spynie
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Moray
- Former County Morayshire
NJ265W 3 2072 6442.
(NJ 2072 6442) Dovecot (NAT)
OS 6"map, Morayshire, 2nd ed., (1906)
The Woodlands dovecote is now almost gone but appears to have been a square with 13 foot sides and walls 1 1/2 feet thick and to have been reconstructed for use as a cat tle shelter or cart shed.
R Douglas 1931.
All that remains of this dovecot is part of its eastern wall standing no higher than 1.0 metre. The other sides are represented by small heaps of rubble.
Visited by OS (R D L) 10 December 1962.
Archaeological Evaluation (16 November 2009 - 27 November 2009)
NJ 20856 64341 A programme of archaeological works was undertaken 16–27 November 2009 prior to development. A dovecot (NJ 2072 6442) was identified during a desk-based assessment and cartographic sources suggested the site had remained as either open or cultivated land from at least the period of Roy’s survey (1747–55).
A total of 231 trenches were excavated covering just over 7% (16,616m2) of the proposed development area. Four trenches contained archaeological features: Trenches 68, 70 and 72 contained a shallow linear ditch running along the same alignment as the current field boundary, suggesting this feature was an older field boundary. Trench 138 contained an isolated pit of unknown function. No finds were recovered from either feature and no traces of the dovecot were located.
Archive and report: RCAHMS (intended)
Funder: Robertson Homes Ltd/Scotia Homes (North) Ltd
Helena Gray – CFA Archaeology Ltd
