Letham, Dovecot To North Of School Brae
Dovecot (18th Century)
Site Name Letham, Dovecot To North Of School Brae
Classification Dovecot (18th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Doocot
Canmore ID 31623
Site Number NO31SW 3
NGR NO 30579 14609
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/31623
- Council Fife
- Parish Monimail
- Former Region Fife
- Former District North East Fife
- Former County Fife
NO31SW 3 30579 14609.
(NO 3057 1461) Dovecot (NAT)
OS 6" map, (1921)
A rectangular dovecot, 23ft by 13ft, stands at the top of the lane in Letham. The masonry indicates an 18th century date.
RCAHMS 1933, visited 1928.
A dovecot of rubble masonry, roofless but with the nests remaining.
Visited by OS (D S) 31 October 1956.
No change.
Visited by OS (W D J) 18 May 1970.
Single chamber, lectern-type doocot. Rubble-built with crow-stepped gables and stepped rat course.
Field Visit (9 May 1928)
Dovecots, Letham.
In this little village are three dovecots. The first, in the farm buildings in the lower part of the village, is as mall ruinous circular dovecot, measuring only 4 feet in internal diameter between the nests and having a present height of 20 feet at most. The second stands on the steep lane leading through the village. It is rectangular on plan, measuring externally 14 feet 4 inches by 12 feet 5 inches, and has been considerably altered. The stone dormer, through which the birds entered, suggests a late-17th or early-18th century date for the construction. The third dovecot stands at the top of the lane. It also is rectangular on plan and measures 23 feet 8 inches by 13 feet 1 inch externally. The masonry indicates an 18th-century date.
RCAHMS 1933, visited 9 May 1928.
