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Dovecot. A 17th century South facing lectern-style dovecot, constructed from heavily pointed rubble with tooled rubble and ashlar dressings. There are three string courses, crow stepped gables and low doorway in the South, with roll moulded door jambs. The rear rat courses return around the East and West gables. There are three diamond shaped vents in each gable, and 4 small swept dormer flight holes facing South-East, leading to four separate internal parts with small inter connecting doorways. The sub-divisions increase the wall space, and therefore the number of nesting boxes that can be used. There is a local slate roof, sloping to the South. The 660 stone nesting boxes remain intact, and were recently restored. Very unusual plan form. It is the only known example of a 4-chambered dovecot in the North of Scotland. It is depicted on both the 1st and 2nd edition OS maps. It was built to serve the Leitcheston estate (NJ46SW0040). Photographic recording of the exterior was carried out in March 2023 ahead of proposed repair works.
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Historic Environment Records (HER) 
Moray
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NJ36SE0009 - LEITCHESTON DOVECOT