Anstruther Wester, Marsfield Doocot
Dovecot (17th Century)
Site Name Anstruther Wester, Marsfield Doocot
Classification Dovecot (17th Century)
Canmore ID 34191
Site Number NO50SE 6
NGR NO 56330 03119
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/34191
- Council Fife
- Parish Anstruther Wester
- Former Region Fife
- Former District North East Fife
- Former County Fife
NO50SE 6 56330 03119.
(NO 5633 0311) Dovecot (NR)
OS 1:10000 map (1973)
A late 17th century, rectangular dovecot measuring 13 3/4' x 14 1/2' externally. The flanks are crow-stepped, and there are circled finials on the back wall. The nests are of stone.
RCAHMS 1933, visited 1927
This dovecot has been totally destroyed.
Visited by OS (JP) 29 May 1974
Field Visit (18 July 1927)
Dovecot, Marsfield, Anstruther Wester.
A rectangular dovecot of the late 17th century stands in the garden. It measures 13 ¾ by 14 ½ feet externally. The south-west angle is chamfered. The flanks are crow-stepped, and there are circled finials on the back wall. The entrance faces south, and there is an opening for the birds on the same side above the string-course The nests are of stone.
RCAHMS 1933, visited 18 July 1927.
Photographic Survey (July 1963)
Photographic survey of buildings in Anstruther Wester, Fife, by the Ministry of Work/Scottish National Buildings in July 1963.
