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A former dovecot, now used as a water cistern, dating to circa 1600. It is almost square, and is constructed from harled rubble with ashlar margins and dressings. It has crowstepped gables, a single stone glover in the ridge, and there is a deep rat ledge at the wallhead, continuing across the gables. The West gable doorway with chamfered margins has been blocked, and the nesting boxes have been removed. There is a single air vent in each gable. This is a unique dovecot, with a flagstone roof supported by the gable walls and also by two masonry vaulted arches. The central ridge cupola is also constructed from flagstones. The unusual flagstone roof is similar to the dovecot at Pittendreich (NJ16SE0002), and no other known similar examples exist. There is a later dormer entrance from circa 1905, and there are two metal bands strengthening the walls. No nesting boxes survive, and the interior has been lined with mortar to serve as a water cistern. The site is also referred to as Quarrelwood, Spynie and New Spynie.
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Historic Environment Records (HER) 
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NJ16SE0006 - NEW SPYNIE DOVECOT, QUARRY WOOD