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Dovecot, Cadboll Castle

A Category B Listed Building in Fearn, Highland

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Coordinates

Latitude: 57.7736 / 57°46'24"N

Longitude: -3.8862 / 3°53'10"W

OS Eastings: 287912

OS Northings: 877553

OS Grid: NH879775

Mapcode National: GBR J8S5.LLX

Mapcode Global: WH4F3.8WP2

Plus Code: 9C9RQ4F7+CG

Entry Name: Dovecot, Cadboll Castle

Listing Name: Cadboll Dovecot

Listing Date: 25 March 1971

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 339755

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB7779

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200339755

Location: Fearn

County: Highland

Electoral Ward: Tain and Easter Ross

Parish: Fearn

Traditional County: Cromartyshire

Tagged with: Dovecote

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Description

Mid-late 17th century lectern cote; rubble with ashlar
dressings and long/short quoins. Small doorway in west gable,
with (later?) doorway above in 1st floor; blocked square
vents at ground floor, south and east. 2 small sets of
flight-holes high in both gables, and single row in shallow
swept dormer; 2 rat ledges; coped parapet to north wall
capped with 5 ball finials (1 missing) and painted metal
weathervane depicting man in hunting dress carrying gun.
Crowsteps; worn Macleod crest on both cavetto skewputts,
Ballachulish slate roof. Approximately 400 stone nesting
boxes in upper floor.

Statement of Interest

Access to ground floor chamber not possible. Cote appears to

have pigeon accommodation reduced, and confined to upper

floor reached by later door. Worn datestones on lintel with

initial CR Crest on skewputts as on Cadboll House

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