Ballindalloch Castle, Dovecot
Dovecot (17th Century)
Site Name Ballindalloch Castle, Dovecot
Classification Dovecot (17th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Ballindalloch Castle Estate; Ballindalloch Castle Policies
Canmore ID 15990
Site Number NJ13NE 4.01
NGR NJ 17748 36733
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/15990
- Council Moray
- Parish Inveravon
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Moray
- Former County Banffshire
A large dovecot, constructed in 1696, stands about 200m to the north-west of Ballindalloch Castle.
The rectangular dovecot is constructed of rubble, and harled. There are three original flightholes, two above the central wooden door in the south wall, and one in the west gable. A later wooden cupola, added to the centre of the slate roof, contains a further sixteen flightholes. Inside, there are 844 nesting boxes, built of stone slabs.
Scottish estates had dovecots. In addition to meat and eggs, pigeon droppings were collected for use during the process of tanning leather, and as a fertiliser.
Text prepared by RCAHMS as part of the Accessing Scotland's Past project
NJ13NE 4.01 17748 36733
At NJ 1775 3673 in the grounds of Ballindalloch Castle there is an excellent example of a rectangular dovecot. Its roof is still intact. The date 1696 is inscribed above the entrance, and the building measures 8.6m x 4.4m.
Visited by OS (N K B), 12 July 1967.
Photographic Survey (November 1964)
Photographic survey of Ballindalloch Castle dovecot, Banffshire, by the Scottish National Buildings Record in November 1964.
Photographic Survey (4 September 2013)
Photographed for the Listed Buildings Area Survey 2013-14.
