Moray HER - NJ16SE0004 - NEWTON HOUSE DOVECOT

Main Details

Primary Reference	NJ16SE0004
Name	NEWTON HOUSE DOVECOT
NMRS Card No.	NJ16SE6
NMRS Numlink	16233
Site Form	Standing Structure
Site Condition	Incomplete
Details	Remains of dovecot, now roofless, within the grounds of Newton House (NJ16SE0020) attached to the exterior southeast corner of the walled garden (NJ16SE0130). The walls appear to have been rebuilt. The blocked up nesting boxes in the west wall are all that remains to indicate that it was formerly a dovecot. Now used to store manure.
Last Update	19/10/2022

National Grid Reference: NJ 1633 6349

Easting: 0, Northing: 0

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Event Details

Excavations and Surveys

Artefact and Ecofact

Ecofact

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Palynology
Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1	Monument Type 2	Monument Type 3	Order	Probability
DOVECOTS		REMAINS OF	A	100
BOXES	STONE	NESTING	B	100

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Bibliographic Detail

Bib Ref No	Title	Author	Date	Others	Editor	Published	Details	Date M	Date Y
00426	DOVECOTS OF MORAY	R DOUGLAS	1931				39

Location

Historic Administrative Area Name	Alves
Positional Accuracy	Centred at
Buffer Zone	1-5m
Buffer Type	Bespoke
Capture Scale	Unknown
Spatial Feature Type	Polygon: Known Site Extent

Environment

Constraints	Privately owned, access by arrangement - easy access.
Altitude	30
Geology
Topography	Moderate Slope
Aspect 1	N
Aspect 2
Current Land Use	Horticulture
Vegetation
Soil Type
Hydrology

Measurements

Plan
Shape 1	Rectangular
Shape 2	Solid
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Historic Land Use

Period Details

Period	Order	Probability	Radiocarbon Dates	Date Built	Date of Destruction	Date of Loss
Post-Medieval (from 1560 AD)	A	100
19th Century	B	100

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