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Dovecot, Glen Road, Dunblane

A Category B Listed Building in Dunblane, Stirling

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Coordinates

Latitude: 56.185 / 56°11'6"N

Longitude: -3.955 / 3°57'17"W

OS Eastings: 278758

OS Northings: 700875

OS Grid: NN787008

Mapcode National: GBR 1B.GCGX

Mapcode Global: WH4NT.6SXV

Plus Code: 9C8R52PW+22

Entry Name: Dovecot, Glen Road, Dunblane

Listing Name: Glen Road, Doocot Cottage, Dovecot

Listing Date: 5 October 1971

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 363035

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB26413

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Dunblane, Glen Road, Dovecot

ID on this website: 200363035

Location: Dunblane

County: Stirling

Town: Dunblane

Electoral Ward: Dunblane and Bridge of Allan

Traditional County: Perthshire

Tagged with: Dovecote

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Description

Early 19th century. 3-stage, circular-plan tower dovecot. Random rubble, partially harled with squared and tooled courses to parapet, ashlar margins to openings. Blocked ashlar architrave to square-head entrance to NW, ventilation slit to SE. Square window with projecting lintel and cill to 2nd stage, SE. Corbelled out to coped parapet, 4 projecting waterspouts. Hidden roof with open cupola flight-holes and cap, supported on 4 stone columns terminating in lead ball finial cap.

Statement of Interest

Originally part of the Kippendavie estate of Kippendavie House built for the Stirlings of Kippendavie by William Stirling from 1820. The dovecot was moved to its present site in 1842 from its original position on Beech Road and is now enclosed within the grounds of a 19th century cottage both now part of the Ochlochy Park housing development off Glen Road.

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