Moray HER - NJ34SW0021 - KININVIE HOUSE DOVECOT

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Primary ReferenceNJ34SW0021
NameKININVIE HOUSE DOVECOT
NRHE Card No.NJ34SW4
NRHE Numlink 240530
HES SM No. NULL
HES LB No. 15863
Site Form Standing Structure
Site Condition Complete 2
Details Cylindrical dovecot, constructed from rubble and harled and whitewashed, with doorway at the East. It was possibly built in the late-16th or early-17th century, although the listing description, and other sources, give it a mid to late-18th century date. There are two local slate rat courses encircling the building, and there are random square flight holes above upper course. There is a possibly re-roofed conical local slate roof, and an apex weathervane. Inside, there are only a small number of wooden nesting boxes supported on the ledge around the upper portion of cote. The small number of nesting boxes indicate 19th century (or later) use. Originally the inner walls would have been lined with boxes from the ground floor up. It is circa 75 metres (246 feet) East of Kininvie House (NJ34SW0003).
Last Update17/08/2017
Updated Bycherbert
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Monument Types

Monument Type 1Monument Type 2Monument Type 3OrderProbability
FLIGHT-HOLESSQUARE F100
DOVECOTSCYLINDRICAL A100
RAT-LEDGESSLATE B100
ROOFSSLATECONICALC100
WEATHER-VANES APEXD100
BOXESWOODENNESTINGE100