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Dovecote, Westfield Lodge

A Category B Listed Building in Halkirk, Highland

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Coordinates

Latitude: 58.5556 / 58°33'20"N

Longitude: -3.6114 / 3°36'41"W

OS Eastings: 306332

OS Northings: 964186

OS Grid: ND063641

Mapcode National: GBR K6G3.LFR

Mapcode Global: WH5BP.H7H0

Plus Code: 9CCRH94Q+6C

Entry Name: Dovecote, Westfield Lodge

Listing Name: Westfield Farmhouse, Adjoining Range of Dwellings and Dovecote

Listing Date: 28 November 1984

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 339778

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB7796

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Westfield Lodge, Dovecote

ID on this website: 200339778

Location: Halkirk

County: Highland

Electoral Ward: Thurso and Northwest Caithness

Parish: Halkirk

Traditional County: Caithness

Tagged with: Dovecote

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Description

Mid-later 18th century, symmetrical 2-storey, 5-bay double pile
house (rear pile possibly slightly later addition). Harled with
ashlar margins, painted and chamfered in south front; centre
door masked by modern glazed sunporch. 1st floor windows in
east and west gables, 1 blind to west; irregular fenestration
and longer 1st floor windows in rear elevation, with paired
small blind occuli in centre. 12-pane glazing.
Rear entrance fronted by lean-to porch. Cavetto moulded eaves
cornice front and rear; renewed end stacks; West Highland slate
roof.
Long 2-storey early 19th century harled rubble range of
dwellings, now empty, run north/south at east side of house,
detached from it. Range linked by short length of garden wall
to small harled pyramidal dovecote/poultry house sited in north
garden. Cote with centre door in base and loft door in 1st
floor; pyramidal roof completely overgrown with ivy.

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