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Saltoun Home Farm

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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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

Activities

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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