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Latitude: 55.9757 / 55°58'32"N
Longitude: -3.42 / 3°25'11"W
OS Eastings: 311482
OS Northings: 676768
OS Grid: NT114767
Mapcode National: GBR 1Z.WKMD
Mapcode Global: WH6SH.F2N8
Plus Code: 9C7RXHGJ+72
Entry Name: Dovecot, Dundas Castle
Listing Name: Dundas Castle, Dovecot
Listing Date: 22 February 1971
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 336987
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB5514
Building Class: Cultural
ID on this website: 200336987
Location: Edinburgh
County: Edinburgh
Town: Edinburgh
Electoral Ward: Almond
Traditional County: West Lothian
Tagged with: Dovecote
18th century, circular-plan dovecot.
Coursed rubble basalt with polished and droved sandstone ashlar dressings. Long and short surrounds to openings. Eaves course. Doorway to W, with relieving arch and smaller inner door. 5 open and blocked windows to upper section. Conical slate roof surmounted by slate-hung lead-roofed timber drum with round-arched flight holes.
INTERIOR: 664 stone nesting boxes. Remains of timber potence. Open timber roof with central drum lantern containing flight-holes.
A Group with Dundas Castle, including Blue Acre, Boat House, Brown Acre, Castleloch, Castle Grove, Dundas Castle Keep, Dundas Loch Bridge, Dundas Mains, Fountain Sundial, Ice House, Lilac Cottage, North Lodge, Rose Cottage, South Lodge and Walled Garden (see separate listings).
The exterior of the dovecot might previously have been harled.
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