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Latitude: 55.8846 / 55°53'4"N
Longitude: -3.1078 / 3°6'28"W
OS Eastings: 330800
OS Northings: 666274
OS Grid: NT308662
Mapcode National: GBR 60QD.ZC
Mapcode Global: WH6T1.7CB3
Plus Code: 9C7RVVMR+RV
Entry Name: Dovecot, Pittendreich, Melville Dykes Road, Lasswade
Listing Name: Lasswade, Melville Dykes Road, Pittendreich House, Doocot
Listing Date: 22 January 1971
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 339254
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB7392
Building Class: Cultural
ID on this website: 200339254
Location: Lasswade
County: Midlothian
Electoral Ward: Bonnyrigg
Parish: Lasswade
Traditional County: Midlothian
Tagged with: Dovecote
Early 18th century. Square-plan tall doocot. Roofless. Rubble sandstone with chamfered doorway to NW face; remains of blocked opening above slightly recessed upper stage; ashlar crowstepped gables to SW and NE faces; beaked skewputts; remains of decorative wrought-iron weather vane to SW gablehead; ledge across E angle.
INTERIOR: square stone nesting boxes lining all interior walls; timber beams with remains of timber floor at upper level.
Complete to wallhead. Likely to have been harl-pointed; 19th century replacement crowsteps to NE gable.
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