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Castlesteads House, Dovecot
Dovecot (18th Century)
Site Name Castlesteads House, Dovecot
Classification Dovecot (18th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Doo'cot
Canmore ID 53471
Site Number NT36NW 42
NGR NT 33662 69844
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/53471
- Council East Lothian
- Parish Inveresk (East Lothian)
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District East Lothian
- Former County Midlothian
NT36NW 42 3366 6984.
(NT 3366 6984) Dovecot (NAT)
OS 6" map (1968)
This rectangular dovecot, near Castlesteads House, measures 18' x 15' with 2'8" thick walls, which have been harled. There is a single string course. The entrance in the front wall has been widened for the use of carts, the lower part having been used as a shed. There are 525 nest holes. The roof is of lean-to type and about three-quarters of the way down is a boarding with about twenty entrance holes for the pigeons. The gables are without crowsteps.
The dovecot is mentioned in an advertisement of 1752.
A N Robertson 1945
This dovecot is as described by Robertson.
Visited by OS (BS) 31 October 1975
Field Visit (31 October 1975)
This dovecot is as described by Robertson.
Visited by OS (BS) 31 October 1975
