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Ormiston Hall, Dovecot
Dovecot (18th Century)
Site Name Ormiston Hall, Dovecot
Classification Dovecot (18th Century)
Canmore ID 54718
Site Number NT46NW 26
NGR NT 41244 67360
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/54718
- Council East Lothian
- Parish Ormiston
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District East Lothian
- Former County East Lothian
NT46NW 26 41244 67360.
(NT 41244 67360) Dovecot (NAT)
OS 6" map (1970)
Ormiston Hall dovecot is cylindrical, built of ashlar sandstone. It rests on a plinth and is surmounted by a parapet.
A N Robertson 1957
This dovecot is generally as described. It is of no great age, certainly not as old as Ormiston Hall itself (see NT46NW 17).
Visited by OS (BS) 20 October 1975
This 18th century (C McWilliam 1978) dovecot is 10ft in diameter at 4ft frmm the ground and 24ft high. The walls are 1ft 2ins thick; there are two windows and, on the S side, thirteen entrance holes. Internally, there are 168 wooden nesting boxes, but the dovecot is deserted.
J Whitaker 1938
Photographic Survey (September 1960 - 1962)
Photographic survey of dovecots in East Lothian by the Scottish National Buildings Record in 1960-1962.
