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Latitude: 57.6833 / 57°40'59"N
Longitude: -2.1279 / 2°7'40"W
OS Eastings: 392470
OS Northings: 865945
OS Grid: NJ924659
Mapcode National: GBR P83F.1TB
Mapcode Global: WH9N6.84YR
Plus Code: 9C9VMVMC+8R
Entry Name: Mounthooley Dovecot, Craigiefold
Listing Name: Mounthooley Dovecot
Listing Date: 16 April 1971
Category: A
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 349610
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB15909
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Craigiefold, Mounthooley Dovecot
ID on this website: 200349610
Location: Pitsligo
County: Aberdeenshire
Electoral Ward: Troup
Parish: Pitsligo
Traditional County: Aberdeenshire
Tagged with: Dovecote
Dated 1800. Tall dovecot with chamfered angles forming
octagonal plan. Harl pointed rubble, tooled granite ashlar
dressings and margins, heavy boulder footings. Long
elevations N, S, E and W with doorway in W; oval oculus in E,
W and S elevations above continuous alighting ledge; slightly
corbelled, crenellated wallhead with each merlon capped by
ball finial (12 in number); wallhead masks pyramidal slate
roof.
INTERIOR: interior lined full-height with approximately 300
brick nesting boxes, the base of each box constructed of
brick slabs. Tall potence ladder survives with some missing
rungs.
Commanding site on rise above Rosehearty Bay, the cote is a
landmark for shipping and surrounding farmlands; the name
Mounthooley or Holy Mount implies earlier Christian
associations. Dovecot combines role of pigeon house with that
of folly and landmark.
Ladder (potence) leans against side of wall inside cote;
probably formerly mounted on plinth at base and fitted into a
slot in the roof in order to revolve and facilitate
inspection of each nest and collection of young birds for
culinary use.
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