Grange, Dovecot
Dovecot (17th Century)
Site Name Grange, Dovecot
Classification Dovecot (17th Century)
Canmore ID 31795
Site Number NO32SE 6
NGR NO 35965 22903
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/31795
- Council Fife
- Parish Balmerino
- Former Region Fife
- Former District North East Fife
- Former County Fife
NO32SE 6 35965 22903
There is a rectangular single-chambered dovecot, measuring 20'5" by 21', at Grange. It probably dates to the 17th century.
RCAHMS 1933, visited 1927
NO 3596 2290. This is a typical 17th - 18th century rectangular dovecot, with a sloping roof and crow-stepped gables. It is in poor condition.
Visited by OS (JLD) 2 November 1956
No change.
Visited by OS (RD) 11 June 1970.
Field Visit (26 May 1927)
Dovecot, Grange.
At Grange, 1 ¼ miles south of Balmerino Abbey, is a ruinous rectangular single-chambered dovecot, probably of the 17th century. It measures 20 feet 5 inches by 21 feet.
RCAHMS 1933, visited 26 May 1927.
