Macduff's Castle
Dovecot (16th Century)
Site Name Macduff's Castle
Classification Dovecot (16th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Wemyss Policies
Canmore ID 53975
Site Number NT39NW 5
NGR NT 34426 97055
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/53975
- Council Fife
- Parish Wemyss
- Former Region Fife
- Former District Kirkcaldy
- Former County Fife
NT39NW 5 34426 97055.
(NT 3442 9705) Dovecot (NAT)
OS 6"map, (1938)
A cylindrical 16th century. Dovecot stands on a rock by the shore. The internal diameter is 12'9" and the wall is 2' thick. There is an opening in the roof.
RCAHMS 1933.
The dovecot still stands: the walls are in a semi-ruinous state, but the corbelled roof is intact.
Visited by OS (J F C) 6 October 1954.
NMRS REFERENCE:
MacDuff's Castle, Dovecot which was Category B Listed was demolished in the 1960s. Information from Demolitions catalogue held in RCAHMS library.
Field Visit (13 August 1927)
DOVECOT.
A cylindrical 16th-century dovecot stands on a rock by the shore. The internal diameter is 12 feet 9 inches, and the wall is 2 feet in thickness. The nests are incomplete. The roof is of stone, with a central opening for the birds. The masonry is of rubble, which has been harled, and there are three string courses. In the northern side are two built up openings, one of which has been a door. The present entrance is from the south. The floor of the chamber is of earth and lies about 4 feet above the rock; there may be a second chamber below, as there is a small barred opening at the level of the rock.
RCAHMS 1933, visited 13 August 1927.
