Bonhard House, Dovecot
Dovecot (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Bonhard House, Dovecot
Classification Dovecot (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Bonhard Castle; Bonhard Estate; Doocot
Canmore ID 49195
Site Number NT07NW 26
NGR NT 01467 79791
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Falkirk
- Parish Bo'ness And Carriden
- Former Region Central
- Former District Falkirk
- Former County West Lothian
NT07NW 26 01467 79791
NT07NW 1 01412 79802 Bonhard House
The dovecot was demolished in 1962.
(NT 01467 79791) An oblong dovecot with crow-stepped gables and a pantiled roof stands a short distance SE of Bonhard House. It measures 17' N-S by 20'10" and has one string-course. The entrance faces N. In the W gable is an armorial panel dated 1591. Demolished 1962 (NMRS index).
RCAHMS 1929, visited 1926; D MacGibbon and T Ross 1889
The dovecot has been completely demolished.
Visited by OS (BS) 21 March 1974
NMRS REFERENCE:
Bonhard Castle Dovecot was demolished in 1962. Information from Demolitions catalogue held in RCAHMS Library.
Photographic Survey (1959)
Photographs of Bonhard House and dovecot, West Lothian, by the Scottish National Buildings Record in 1959.
