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Dovecot, Craggie Farm

A Category B Listed Building in Auldearn, Highland

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Coordinates

Latitude: 57.5592 / 57°33'33"N

Longitude: -3.8254 / 3°49'31"W

OS Eastings: 290884

OS Northings: 853588

OS Grid: NH908535

Mapcode National: GBR J8XR.4G3

Mapcode Global: WH5HF.68ND

Plus Code: 9C9RH55F+MV

Entry Name: Dovecot, Craggie Farm

Listing Name: Craggie Dovecote

Listing Date: 26 January 1971

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 332360

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB1658

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200332360

Location: Auldearn

County: Highland

Electoral Ward: Nairn and Cawdor

Parish: Auldearn

Traditional County: Nairnshire

Tagged with: Dovecote

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Description

Early 19th century, cylindrical cote; harl pointed
rubble; red tooled ashlar dressings. Corbelled upper
stage with 4 batteries of small round-headed
flightholes with blocked impost detailing and alighting
ledges, those to NE and NW being blind. Doorway at east;
shallow pyramidal slate roof with centre circular apex
bird entrance.
Interior; lined from floor to ceiling with 216 stone
nesting boxes.

Statement of Interest

Stands on overgrown mound.

Knockoudie (later Craggie) belonged to the Ore family

but passed to the Gordons of Kinsteary.

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