Building record MAB27561 - AUCHMACOY DOVECOT
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Summary
Dovecot, dated to 1638, but which may have its origins in the 16th Century.
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (A) 9089
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 9897 3141 (24m by 24m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ93SE |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Logie Buchan |
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Dovecot, dated to 1638, but which may have its origins in the 16th Century. Originally a 'beehive' type dovecot, later converted with the addition of a pitched roof. It is constructed of pinned split boulder rubble. Originally it may have had a stone or slate roof, but the roof structure was entirely reconstructed in the late 20th century using A-frame trusses and slates. Two pronounced rat-courses encircle its squat body and the two east-facing skewputts bear weathered carvings of faces. It is corbelled to square with crow-stepped gables. It retains almost 300 nesting boxes, recessed in the wall with ledges, now much broken. The crow-steps are in white granite. The structure was recorded through laser scanning in 2009 by a team from the Scott Sutherland School (headed up by N. Brown, R. Laing and J. Scott).
Period Notes
Dated 1638.
Author unknown, , PRESS & JOURNAL, 10/01/86 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1416.
ROBERTSON, A. N., 1961, OLD DOVECOTS OF SCOTLAND, 355-7 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1503.
SHEPHERD, I.A.G.S., 2006, DONSIDE & STRATHBOGIE: ARCHITECTURAL GUIDE, p.208 (Bibliographic reference). SAB3366.
BROWN, N, 2014, AUCHMACOY DOOCOT, NEAR ELLON , ABERDEENSHIRE. IN VERNACULAR BUILDING 37 (2013-14) , Draft (Bibliographic reference). SAB3780.
SDD, n.d., BLDS OF ARCH & HIST INTEREST, LOGIE-BUCHAN 7 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1827.
Nov 13 1997 , AAS/97/13/CT, AAS/97/13/CT (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB16988.
Nov 13 1997 , AAS/97/13/G29/14,15, AAS/97/13/G29/14,15 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB16987.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- HES Listed Building Number: 9089;
- NMR Card Number: NJ93SE45.02;
- NRHE Numlink: 20489;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ93SE0025;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB9089 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/20489 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (7)
- --- SAB1416 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. . PRESS & JOURNAL. 10/01/86.
- --- SAB1503 Bibliographic reference: ROBERTSON, A. N.. 1961. OLD DOVECOTS OF SCOTLAND. 355-7.
- --- SAB16987 Air-oblique Photograph: Nov 13 1997 . AAS/97/13/G29/14,15. Black & White. AAS/97/13/G29/14,15.
- --- SAB16988 Air-oblique Photograph: Nov 13 1997 . AAS/97/13/CT. Colour Transparency. AAS/97/13/CT.
- --- SAB1827 Bibliographic reference: SDD. n.d.. BLDS OF ARCH & HIST INTEREST. LOGIE-BUCHAN 7.
- --- SAB3366 Bibliographic reference: SHEPHERD, I.A.G.S.. 2006. DONSIDE & STRATHBOGIE: ARCHITECTURAL GUIDE. N. p.208.
- --- SAB3780 Bibliographic reference: BROWN, N. 2014. AUCHMACOY DOOCOT, NEAR ELLON , ABERDEENSHIRE. IN VERNACULAR BUILDING 37 (2013-14) . Draft.
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Record last edited
Aug 18 2025 9:02AM
