Byres
Bastle (16th Century)
Site Name Byres
Classification Bastle (16th Century)
Canmore ID 54869
Site Number NT47NE 12
NGR NT 4958 7701
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/54869
- Council East Lothian
- Parish Haddington
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District East Lothian
- Former County East Lothian
NT47NE 12 4958 7701.
(NT 4958 7701) Dovecot (NAT)
OS 6" map (1854)
NT 4958 7701. The remains of a substantial rectangular structure, referred to locally as a 'castle', measure 6.3m x 5.2m with walls 0.7m thick. The extant remains are of two storeys; the ground floor is vaulted with slit windows in the NE and SW walls, a doorway in the SW side and a square window on the SE side, while the unroffed upper floor has a fireplace. No historical or traditional information could be gained from local enquiries (by OS (RDL) 31 October 1962).
A close examination revealed nothing to suggest that this building has been in use as a dovecot, but at NT 4952 7701 there is a lean-to shed with a dovecot-like appearance and it could have been to this building that the name "Dovecot" applied.
Visited by OS (BS) 14 October 1975.
