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Pilmuir House, Dovecot
Dovecot (17th Century)
Site Name Pilmuir House, Dovecot
Classification Dovecot (17th Century)
Canmore ID 54663
Site Number NT46NE 12.01
NGR NT 48703 69321
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/54663
- Council East Lothian
- Parish Bolton
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District East Lothian
- Former County East Lothian
NT46NE 12.01 48703 69321
(NT 4870 6932) Dovecot (NR)
OS 6" map (1969)
This almost square lectern type dovecot is contemporary with the nearby mansion of Pilmuir (built 1624 - see NT46NE 10). It contains 906 stone nesting boxes entered by holes halfway up to the pitch of the roof.
C McWilliam 1978; D C Bailey and M C Tindall 1963; RCAHMS 1924, visited 1913
This dovecot measures 6.0m E-W by 5.5m; it has a back wall 9.0m high, a front wall 6.0m high, and a single string course.
Visited by OS (BS) 25 July 1975.
Field Visit (23 June 1913)
DOVECOT. Some 100 yards south-east of the house is a contemporary dovecot, rectangular on plan, having a lean-to roof (fig. 24). It is 25 feet in height, measures externally 19 feet 2 inches by 17 feet 4 inches and contains stone boxes for over 1000 birds.
RCAHMS 1924, visited 23 June 1913.
Photographic Survey (September 1960 - 1962)
Photographic survey of dovecots in East Lothian by the Scottish National Buildings Record in 1960-1962.
