Covington Tower, Dovecot
Dovecot (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Covington Tower, Dovecot
Classification Dovecot (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Covington Castle, Dovecot; Covington Mains; Doocot
Canmore ID 47486
Site Number NS93NE 3.01
NGR NS 97522 39937
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/47486
- Council South Lanarkshire
- Parish Covington And Thankerton
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Clydesdale
- Former County Lanarkshire
NS93NE 3.01 97522 39937.
(NS 97522 39937) Dovecot (NR)
OS 25" map, (1972).
Macgibbon and Ross illustrate a circular, domed dovecot with three string-courses near to Covington Tower.
D MacGibbon and T Ross 1897.
This intact dovecot, which is as illustrated, is a typical 16th century beehive type.
Visited by OS (WDJ) 24 January 1968.
No change from the above reports.
Visited by OS (JRL) 18 December 1978.
Excavation (1984)
The inside of this beehive dovecot was cleared of 1.5m of soil and st ones. Only a depression in the sub-strata was found showing a central pole had been installed to give access to the nests. The dovecot is being restored by Biggar Museum Trust.
T Ward 1984.
