North Berwick Priory, Nungate Road, Abbey Farm, Dovecot (West)
Dovecot (17th Century)
Site Name North Berwick Priory, Nungate Road, Abbey Farm, Dovecot (West)
Classification Dovecot (17th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Ingleholm
Canmore ID 56747
Site Number NT58SW 18
NGR NT 54858 84962
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council East Lothian
- Parish North Berwick
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District East Lothian
- Former County East Lothian
NT58SW 18 54858 84962
NT58SW 91 54858 84962 Dovecot (East)
(NT 5486 8496) Dovecot (NR)
OS 6" map (1968)
This rectangular, lectern type dovecot, in the garden of Ingleholm, stands in what once were the grounds of North Berwick Abbey (NT58SW 3). It measures 30 1/2ft by 16ft, and is divided into two compartments. It has two string courses and a slate roof. There are two doors; above each is a filled-in window. Internally, there are nesting places for 1187 birds.
J Whitaker 1938; D C Bailey and M C Tindall 1963
This dovecot, of late 17th or 18th century date, is as described and in very good condition.
Visited by OS (JP) 9 July 1975
Field Visit (23 June 1919)
The dovecot stands on an eminence 50 yards south-east of the farm buildings. It is a three-tiered structure, oblong on plan, and measures 16 feet 2 inches from north to south by 32 feet 6 inches from east to west. There are two chambers, each with an entrance in the south wall. The rybat on the north-east corner bears an incised drawing, apparently of buildings. The dovecot dates from the 17th century.
RCAHMS 1924, 23 June 1919.
