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Elrick House, Dovecot
Dovecot (16th Century)(Possible)
Site Name Elrick House, Dovecot
Classification Dovecot (16th Century)(Possible)
Alternative Name(s) Elrick Policies; Burn Of Straloch
Canmore ID 19463
Site Number NJ81NE 26.01
NGR NJ 88270 18400
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/19463
- Council Aberdeenshire
- Parish New Machar
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Gordon
- Former County Aberdeenshire
Doocot, a granite drum with single rat-course, (?)16th century.
Taken from "Aberdeenshire: Donside and Strathbogie - An Illustrated Architectural Guide", by Ian Shepherd, 2006. Published by the Rutland Press http://www.rias.org.uk
NJ81NE 26.01 88270 18400
The dovecot at Elrick House is a cylindrical roofless building of sixteenth century date with stone nesting boxes.
A N Robertson 1957
The dovecot at NJ 8826 1840 is as described above.
Visited by OS (NKB) 20 March 1964.
(Site of Regional Significance).
NMRS, MS/712/78.
This cylindrical dovecote stands on a small island in the Burn of Straloch 60m NW of Elrick House (NJ81NE 26.00). Now roofless, it is of rubble construction with a rat-ledge at a height of 2.45m. On the S side, the entrance is rebated externally for a door to open outwards. The interior, which measures 3.63m in diameter, contains 405 nesting boxes constructed of roughly shaped stone slabs.
Visited by RCAHMS (JRS, IF), 4 March 1996.
Circular plan, tower 2 stage doocot with single stone rat course. Rubble with dressed door margins chamfered edges. Located on a small island in the Burn of Straloch.
