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Mains Of Gartly, Dovecot
Dovecot (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Mains Of Gartly, Dovecot
Classification Dovecot (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Dovecot Of Gartly; Gartly Mains Farm, Dove Cot
Canmore ID 17794
Site Number NJ53SW 34.01
NGR NJ 53305 33593
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/17794
- Council Aberdeenshire
- Parish Gartly
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Gordon
- Former County Aberdeenshire
Doocot, Mains of Gartly, 16th century. All that remains of the residence of the Barclays which accommodated Queen Mary during her enterprise in the north-east in 1562 that ended in the Battle of Corrichie. A fine pepper pot, with three rat courses. The last remains of the castle were cleared away, c.1975.
Taken from "Aberdeenshire: Donside and Strathbogie - An Illustrated Architectural Guide", by Ian Shepherd, 2006. Published by the Rutland Press http://www.rias.org.uk
NJ53SW 34.01 53305 33593
(NJ 5329 3359) Dove Cot (NAT)
OS 6" map, Aberdeenshire, 1st ed., (1874)
Comparison with dovecots in Fife suggests that the Gartly dovecot is 16th century.
RCAHMS 1933.
The dovecot of Gartly lies on the high farm lands above Gartly railway station, in a field near Gartly Mains Farm.
It is a round beehive cote, built of rubble blocks, with three string-courses. It has an outer circumference of 67ft, and contains about 500 nests.
A N Robertson 1957
The dovecot, about 8.0m in height, is as described by Robertson (1957).
Visited by OS (EGC) 15 September 1961.
(Newspaper reference and additional bibliography cited).
NMRS, MS/712/54.
