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Drylawhill Farm, Dovecot
Dovecot (16th Century)
Site Name Drylawhill Farm, Dovecot
Classification Dovecot (16th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Drylaewhill Dovecot
Canmore ID 56210
Site Number NT57NE 12
NGR NT 58587 78007
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/56210
- Council East Lothian
- Parish Prestonkirk
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District East Lothian
- Former County East Lothian
NT57SE 12 58586 78005.
(NT 5858 7800) Dovecot (NAT)
OS 25" map (1964)
Dovecot, Drylawhill: This beehive type dovecot, standing in the open on a rock outcrop, measures 56ft in circumference near the ground; it has a conical slate roof and wooden dormer. The random rubble walls are 4ft thick with dressings and two string courses. The door is iron-clad. There are four entry holes in the dormer and thirteen, with brick divisions, in a row under the eaves. Internally, there are aobut 570 stone nests, some rebuilt in brick. This dovecot is in good repair, and contains pigeons.
J Whitaker 1938; D C Bailey and M C Tindall 1963
This dovecot is as described by the previous authorities.
Visited by OS (WDJ) 25 October 1962
Photographic Survey (September 1960 - 1962)
Photographic survey of dovecots in East Lothian by the Scottish National Buildings Record in 1960-1962.
