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Newton
Date Stone (17th Century), Dovecot (Period Unassigned)(Possible)
Site Name Newton
Classification Date Stone (17th Century), Dovecot (Period Unassigned)(Possible)
Canmore ID 30155
Site Number NO21SE 17
NGR NO 2918 1304
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Fife
- Parish Collessie
- Former Region Fife
- Former District North East Fife
- Former County Fife
NO21SE 17 2918 1304.
A stone, dated '1636', is built into the south wall of one of the steading buildings at Newton of Collessie, and there are several pigeon entrances in the west gable, which suggest the former existence of a dovecot.
RCAHMS 1933, visited 1925.
NO 2918 1304 The datestone, as described, also bear the dates '1736' and '1836' and would appear to be an insertion.
No evident of the pigeon-holes could be found.
Visited by OS (W D J) 12 May 1970.
Field Visit (5 June 1925)
Stone dated 1636.
A stone with the date 1636, in raised figures of approximately 4 inches in height, is built into the south wall of one of the steading buildings at Newton of Collessie, and in the west gable of the same buildings are several pigeon entrances, which suggest the former existence of a dovecot.
RCAHMS 1933, visited 5 June 1925
