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Pitdinnie, Dovecot
Dovecot (18th Century)
Site Name Pitdinnie, Dovecot
Classification Dovecot (18th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Pitdinny Dovecot; South Pitdinnie
Canmore ID 93838
Site Number NT08NW 122.01
NGR NT 04673 86944
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/93838
- Council Fife
- Parish Carnock
- Former Region Fife
- Former District Dunfermline
- Former County Fife
Field Visit (7 November 1929)
Dovecot, South Pitdinnie.
On the farm of South Pitdinnie is a tall rectangular dovecot measuring externally 17 feet 2 inches square. The lintel bears the date 1799, followed by initials which are now illegible. There is one string-course in the wall. The flanks are crowstepped and contain entrances for the birds, other entrances being formed in the slated roof. The dovecot contains a potence or pivoted ladder.
RCAHMS 1933, visited 7 November 1929.
