Haddington, Crocegate, Dovecot
Dovecot (Late 17th Century) - (Early 18th Century)
Site Name Haddington, Crocegate, Dovecot
Classification Dovecot (Late 17th Century) - (Early 18th Century)
Alternative Name(s) 43-5 High Street; The Butts
Canmore ID 56500
Site Number NT57SW 18
NGR NT 51561 73725
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/56500
- Council East Lothian
- Parish Haddington
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District East Lothian
- Former County East Lothian
NT57SW 18 51561 73725.
Dovecot, Crocegate, Haddington. In a garden behind 45 High Street, facing the Butts, there is a square lectern type dovecot; it is 12 1/2ft square with a front wall 13ft high and a back wall 23ft high. The roof is slated and the gables crowstepped; on top are the remains of stone ball ornaments and a weathervane. The random rubble walls are 21 ins thick, with one string course. There is a modern doorway and window. This building is in fair repair and not now used as a dovecot.
J Whitaker 1938; D C Bailey and M C Tindall 1963
NT 5156 7372. This dovecot is generally as described. A modern brick structure has been added to the W side and a large window has been let into the lower half of the S side. A walled-up aperture, high on the N side, seems to have been the only entrance for pigeons. It is now used as a garden store.
Visited by OS (BS) 10 July 1975
NT57SW 18 51561 73725.
Collection item PA 229/2/20/3, formerly identified with this doocot despite architectural differences, has now been identified with the doocot at Kilspindie, Haddington. See NT57SW 21.
Information from Anne Cassells, 02 August 2007.
Photographic Survey (September 1960 - 1962)
Photographic survey of dovecots in East Lothian by the Scottish National Buildings Record in 1960-1962.
