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Edinburgh, Ravelston Dykes Road, Ravelston House, Dovecot
Dovecot (18th Century), House (20th Century)
Site Name Edinburgh, Ravelston Dykes Road, Ravelston House, Dovecot
Classification Dovecot (18th Century), House (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) 91 Ravelston Dykes Road
Canmore ID 52666
Site Number NT27SW 41
NGR NT 21708 73978
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/52666
- Council Edinburgh, City Of
- Parish Edinburgh (Edinburgh, City Of)
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District City Of Edinburgh
- Former County Midlothian
NT27SW 41 21708 73978
NT27SW 127.00 21780 74025 Ravelston House
NT27SW 127.01 22164 74450 Lodge with Gates and Gate Piers
NT27SW 127.02 21737 74082 Ice-house
NT27SW 127.03 21680 73997 Ice-house
NT27SW 127.04 21793 73790 Entrance Gateway
NT27SW 127.05 21655 73985 Wall with Fireplace
NT27SW 115 21718 73854 Garden
NT27SW 129 21663 73971 Old Ravelston House
NT27SW 194 The Mary Erskine School for Girls
NT27SW 477 Edinburgh, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73 Queen Street
The rectangular dovecot, close to Ravelston House was probably built in 1630. The upper string course is on the back wall and gables only, while the lower is on all four walls. Internally, there are two square chambers, with a total of 1436 nest holes. Each chamber has an entrance in the front wall, with a window over it, which also served as an entrance for the birds, which also entered by two dormer windows in the S-sloping stone roof. Only the W dormer remains.
A N Robertson 1945.
NT 2171 7398 This dovecot has been converted to a private house, but is still generally as described.
Visited by OS (B S) 2 December 1975.
Field Visit (9 November 1920)
DOVECOT. A large 17th-century dovecot stands a few yards north-east of the tower, and apparently lay outside the enclosure. Itis rectangular on plan and measures 18 ¼ feet by 29 feet. The high back wall is surmounted by three ball finials. The roof is stone-flagged, and the nests are of stone.
RCAHMS 1929, visited 9 November 1920.
Photographic Survey (June 1960)
Photographic survey of the exterior and interior of Ravelston House, dovecot, tower of old Ravelston House and garden features, Edinburgh, by the Scottish National Buildings Record/Ministry of Works in June 1960.
