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Dovecot And Adjoining Byre Range, Melrose Abbey

A Category B Listed Building in Melrose, Scottish Borders

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.6004 / 55°36'1"N

Longitude: -2.7185 / 2°43'6"W

OS Eastings: 354827

OS Northings: 634317

OS Grid: NT548343

Mapcode National: GBR 93GP.87

Mapcode Global: WH7WQ.6HRJ

Plus Code: 9C7VJ72J+4J

Entry Name: Dovecot And Adjoining Byre Range, Melrose Abbey

Listing Name: Melrose Abbey Doocot and Byre Range Adjoining

Listing Date: 16 March 1971

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 382878

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB37727

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200382878

Location: Melrose

County: Scottish Borders

Town: Melrose

Electoral Ward: Leaderdale and Melrose

Traditional County: Roxburghshire

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Description

DOOCOT: Earlier 18th century, lean-to type, rubble with ashlar dressings, crowstepped flanks with cavetto moulded skewputts. Slated roof with central gabled dormer containing tiered flight-holes. East gable taller than that to west and mutual with mid 19th century Byre range adjoining; straight skews to East, coursed rubble, slated roof with central rectangular stack.

Statement of Interest

Crown Property. A Group with Abbey.

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