Greenbank Farm, Dovecot
Dovecot (19th Century)
Site Name Greenbank Farm, Dovecot
Classification Dovecot (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Greenbank Dovecot
Canmore ID 17425
Site Number NJ46SW 10
NGR NJ 44265 61334
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/17425
- Council Moray
- Parish Rathven
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Moray
- Former County Banffshire
NJ46SW 10 44265 61334.
At NJ 4426 6133, adjacent to Greenbank Farm, there is a small circular dovecot, c.12.4m in circumference, constructed of random masonry, with a timber-framed conical roof.
Visited by OS (NKB) 7 August 1964.
Circular dovecot with hen house accommodation in lower portion. Harled rubble, tooled rubble dressings. Entrance in S below slate rat/alighting course encircling dovecot fronting continuous row of small square flight holes. Further entrance in upper portion at E, giving access to former pigeon loft. Conical roof of local slates. INTERIOR: former hen boxes built around base of building in wall; no ceiling survives to separate hens from pigeon loft. (Historic Scotland)
Field Visit (7 August 1964)
At NJ 4426 6133, adjacent to Greenbank Farm, there is a small circular dovecot, c.12.4m in circumference, constructed of random masonry, with a timber-framed conical roof.
Visited by OS (NKB) 7 August 1964.
Photographic Survey (May 1965)
Photographic survey of Greenbank dovecot, Banffshire, by the Scottish National Buildings Record in 1965.
