Delgatie Doocot
Location
Delgatie Castle to the right of the driveway as you enter.
Turriff, Aberdeenshire
Description
An unusual pink harled circular structure with three tiers of decreasing diameter. A circular dovecot in good repair: three sharply diminishing stages with batten, rubble-built. Entrance with chamfer and relieving arch, widened at lower courses. 708 stone nesting boxes. Similar to those at Auchry and Huntly but appears to be considerably older.
Related Information
The Ice House and well with a lion's head were built in 1815 to celebrate the victory at Waterloo the circular Doocot is probably 16th century
Era
1500s
Information Source
RCAHMS record
Related Artefacts
- Delgatie Castle
- Delgatie, Marie's Bower
- Dog statue, Delgatie
- Leopard
- Mannie
- The 1592 Ceiling, Delgatie
- The 1597 Ceiling, Delgatie
- The 1800 Laundry, Delgatie
- The Faux Doocote, Delgatie
- Unicorn, Delgatie
Categories
Photographer
- Stanley Bruce
Unavailable Data
- OS Map Reference
- Date
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