Description

Mid 19th century, square on plan, piend-roofed 3-stage dovecot, adjoining tall rubble screen wall to N. Coursed rubble with rubble quoins, ashlar margins, low doorway to W with square opening above, rectangular opening above close under eaves with 4 flight holes. Eaves line evidence of buildings formerly adjoining to S and E, now gone. Graded grey slates.

Statement of Interest

Lack of rat-course suggests that this was not built as a dovecot. It presumably formed part of a larger farm complex of which only the screen wall leading N towards the Stables (listed separately) survives. The 1st edition OS Map marks a dovecot sited to the S of the kennels; this is no longer visible.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q77769786

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Recommended Books

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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)