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Dovecot, Dalswinton House

A Category B Listed Building in Lochar, Dumfries and Galloway

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.1435 / 55°8'36"N

Longitude: -3.6599 / 3°39'35"W

OS Eastings: 294294

OS Northings: 584495

OS Grid: NX942844

Mapcode National: GBR 28WZ.F0

Mapcode Global: WH5W3.RZC9

Plus Code: 9C7R48VR+92

Entry Name: Dovecot, Dalswinton House

Listing Name: Dalswinton House Dovecot

Listing Date: 3 August 1971

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 342712

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB10284

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200342712

Location: Kirkmahoe

County: Dumfries and Galloway

Electoral Ward: Lochar

Parish: Kirkmahoe

Traditional County: Dumfriesshire

Tagged with: Dovecote

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Description

Built before 1796. Circular dovecot, divided by band course
into 2 storeys: all red ashlar, stugged below band, and
droved above: polished dressings. Now roofless and gutted. 2
doors and 2 windows at lower level: flight holes in and
below main cornice: corbels above latter (parapet removed).
Interior partly brick-lined; nesting boxes destroyed:
evidence of an internal stair.

Statement of Interest

A print published 1796 (copy in Ewart Library, Dumfries)

shows this dovecot with corbelled parapet.

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