Description

Probably 17th century. Beehive dovecot with low piend
roofed addition projecting to side (and which was almost
cetainly a windmill originally). Roughly coursed rubble,
formerly harled, with string course below 17 flight
holes under former eaves. Low doorway. Former conical
slated roof collapsed. Originally 762 nesting boxes of
unusual form. Pantiled roof to piended extension with
opening by dovecot.

Statement of Interest

It has been suggested that the nesting boxes in lower

part were removed in order to provide holes for

Cromwell's cannons before Battle of Dunbar, 1650. The

scale of the dovecot makes it eligible for having once

been the tower of a windmill.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17801760

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Recommended Books

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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living