Building record MAB6573 - PITGAVENY HOUSE DOVECOT
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Summary
Circular dovecot from the late-17th or early-18th century, and restored in 1977.
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (B) 15802
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 2394 6508 (40m by 40m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ26NW |
| Authority | Moray |
| Civil Parish | St. Andrews - Lhanbryde |
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Circular dovecot from the late-17th or early-18th century, and restored in 1977. It is a circular rubble dovecot with tooled rubble dressings. The entrance is in the North face, and there are flight holes at the South above a single rat course, which serves as an alighting ledge. It has a conical graded local stone slate roof, and a 1977 conical metal cap closes the circular apex flight-hole. Inside, it is lined from floor to wallhead with roughly dressed stone nesting boxes. It is associated with Pitgaveny House (NJ26NW0023).
Period Notes
Built in the late-17th or early-18th century, with restoration work in 1977.
Author unknown, , SCOTTISH NOTES AND QUERIES, ST ANDREWS-LHANBRYDE (Bibliographic reference). SAB1839.
DOUGLAS, R, 1931, DOVECOTS OF MORAY (Bibliographic reference). SAB365.
ROBERTSON, A. N., 1961, OLD DOVECOTS OF SCOTLAND, 380 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1503.
BEATON, E, 1978, DOOCOTS OF MORAY, 25 (Bibliographic reference). SAB87.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: MOR;
- HES Listed Building Number: 15802;
- NMR Card Number: NJ26NW31;
- NRHE Numlink: 16472;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ26NW0012;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB15802 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/16472 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SAB1503 Bibliographic reference: ROBERTSON, A. N.. 1961. OLD DOVECOTS OF SCOTLAND. 380.
- --- SAB1839 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. . SCOTTISH NOTES AND QUERIES. ST ANDREWS-LHANBRYDE.
- --- SAB365 Bibliographic reference: DOUGLAS, R. 1931. DOVECOTS OF MORAY.
- --- SAB87 Bibliographic reference: BEATON, E. 1978. DOOCOTS OF MORAY. 25.
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Record last edited
Aug 17 2017 1:27PM
