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Saltoun Home Farm

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Dovecot (Late 18th Century)

Site Name Saltoun Home Farm

Classification Dovecot (Late 18th Century)

Alternative Name(s) Saltoun Hall Steading; Saltoun Hall Policies

Canmore ID 54691

Site Number NT46NE 38

NGR NT 46517 68837

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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General view of Saltoun Hall dovecot from west north west.
General view of Saltoun Hall dovecot from west north west.General view of Saltoun hall dovecot and farm from south west.Saltoun Home Farm, NT46NE 38, Ordnance Survey index card, RectoOblique aerial view of the cropmarks of the enclosure, pits and pit alignment and Saltoun Home Farm, taken from the ENE.General view of Saltoun Hall dovecot from north west.General view of Saltoun Hall dovecot and farm from north west.View of rooftop dovecot, Saltoun Hall.

Administrative Areas

  • Council East Lothian
  • Parish Saltoun
  • Former Region Lothian
  • Former District East Lothian
  • Former County East Lothian

Archaeology Notes

NT46NE 38 46517 68837

There is a dovecot in a domed octagonal tower over the arched entrance to the steading yard at Saltoun Home Farm; most of the 310 nests remain.

D C Bailey and M C Tindall 1963

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Photographic Survey (September 1960 - 1962)

Photographic survey of dovecots in East Lothian by the Scottish National Buildings Record in 1960-1962.

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