Description

Circa 1788. Tall octagonal dovecote; pinned rubble, tooled
ashlar dressings. Centre ground floor entrance at S with
oval occulus above. 3 gablet dormers with timber fronts and
each with 17 flight holes and alighting ledges rise from
wallhead at SE, S and SW. Rat course encircles building
between lintel below occulus. Base course, long and short
angle detailing; facetted slate roof with apex finial.
Interior; circa 630 regular stone nesting boxes in regular
formation starting roughly 3' from ground level. Centre
potence tree stands on circular stone plinth slotted into
crossbeam at upper end. (No ladder survives).

Statement of Interest

Stands on mound by Culloden House stables. Centre potence

tree formerly supported revolving ladder to facilitate

examination of nests.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17825426

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)