Belton House, Dovecot
Dovecot (Early 19th Century)
Site Name Belton House, Dovecot
Classification Dovecot (Early 19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Belton Dovecot
Canmore ID 57715
Site Number NT67NW 14
NGR NT 64573 76831
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/57715
- Council East Lothian
- Parish Dunbar
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District East Lothian
- Former County East Lothian
NT67NW 14 64573 76831.
(NT 6457 7683) Dovecot (NAT)
OS 6" map (1957)
Dovecot (NR) (detail omitted)
OS 6" map (1971)
The rectangular lectern-type dovecot at Belton measures 35ft by 18 1/2 ft; the front wall is 10 1/2ft high while that at the rear is 21 1/2ft high. The gables are crow-stepped, and the roof, which contains 13 entrance holes, is covered with corrugated iron. It was originally two- chambered, containing about 1374 nests (of which 560 remain), but one section is now occupied by the gas plant which now lights the
mansion.
J Whitaker 1938
This dovecot, of late 17th or 18th century date, is generally as described by Whitaker.
Visited by OS (WDJ) 22 March 1966.
Photographic Survey (September 1960 - 1962)
Photographic survey of dovecots in East Lothian by the Scottish National Buildings Record in 1960-1962.
