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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
Also known as: Cadboll Castle, Dovecot
ID on this website: 200339755
Location: Fearn
County: Highland
Electoral Ward: Tain and Easter Ross
Parish: Fearn
Traditional County: Cromartyshire
Tagged with: Dovecote
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.
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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