Kirroughtree House, Dovecot
Dovecot (18th Century)
Site Name Kirroughtree House, Dovecot
Classification Dovecot (18th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Doo'cot; Kirroughtree Hotel; Kirroughtree House Policies; Conifers Leisure Park
Canmore ID 63437
Site Number NX46NW 95.02
NGR NX 41867 66202
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Minnigaff
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Wigtown
- Former County Kirkcudbrightshire
NX46NW 18.00 41867 66202
(NX 4187 6620) Dovecot (NAT)
OS 6" map (1957)
Formerly entered as NX46NW 18.
The dovecot at Kirroughtree stands in an isolated position in a field W of the house, and can be seen from a great distance. It is octagonal in shape and its walls which are white-washed, are two feet thick. Morton states that it was built in 1719 at the same time as Kirroughtree House and says that there is not another to equal it in the S of Scotland.
A S Morton 1938; A N Robertson 1958.
The dovecot is generally as described above; it measures 4.8m diameter and is unroofed.
Visited by OS (RD) 23 September 1966.
Octagonal tower doocot. Rendered rubble. Brick and stone nesting boxes. Rat course below wallhead. Doorway to S. Opening at ground level to each face. Circa 460 nesting boxes. Roofless.
According to Kinna, Kirroughtree Doocot was erected in 1719 "and is yet a prominent object in the landscape; but it is now more ornamental than useful". Kirroughtree Doocot originally had a slate polygonal roof and eaves course; it had flight holes above the eaves course, at least to the 3 faces to the S. (Historic Scotland)
Photographic Survey (May 1962)
Photographic survey of the dovecot at Kirroughtree House by the Scottish National Buildings Record in 1962
