Building record MHG1793 - Dovecot, Freswick

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Location

Grid reference Centred ND 3769 6708 (6m by 6m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet ND36NE
Old County CAITHNESS
Civil Parish CANISBAY
Geographical Area CAITHNESS

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Dove Cot (NAT) OS 6" map, Caithness, 1st ed., (1872)

This 16th century (RCAHMS 1933) beehive-shaped dovecot stands 20 to 22ft in height.
RCAHMS 1911; 1933.

This dovecot, which is in perfect condition, is now used as a hen house. It has two entrances, one in S, other in E side. The internal diameter of dovecot is 3.9m, with walls 0.9m thick at ground level, and survives to height stated above. There are 3 string courses on outside wall.
Visited by OS (R D) 10 September 1965.

(ND 3769 6708) Dovecot (NR) OS 25" map, (1969)

The dovecot, as described and illustrated, has fifteen rows of nesting boxes around interior, the lowest having approximately forty boxes. It is now home for a number of rock doves.
Visited by OS (J B) 21 July 1982.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • --- Text/Publication/Article: Beaton, E. 1976. 'Notes on three Caithness Doocots', Caithness Fld Club Bulletin Vol. 1 1976, p.110-11. Caithness Fld Club Bulletin. 110-11. 110.
  • --- Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1933. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments and Constructions of Scotland. Eleventh report with inventory of monuments and constructions in the counties of Fife, Kinross, and Clackmannan. . lx.
  • --- Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1911. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments and Constructions of Scotland. Third report and inventory of monuments and constructions in the county of Caithness. . 18, No. 47.

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Aug 31 2009 4:07PM

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