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Latitude: 57.6788 / 57°40'43"N
Longitude: -2.6549 / 2°39'17"W
OS Eastings: 361043
OS Northings: 865626
OS Grid: NJ610656
Mapcode National: GBR M8TF.6JF
Mapcode Global: WH8LT.6816
Plus Code: 9C9VM8HW+G3
Entry Name: Dovecot, Boyne Castle
Listing Name: Boyne Castle Dovecot
Listing Date: 23 May 1990
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 343064
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB10587
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Boyne Castle, Dovecot
ID on this website: 200343064
Location: Fordyce
County: Aberdeenshire
Electoral Ward: Banff and District
Parish: Fordyce
Traditional County: Banffshire
Tagged with: Dovecote
Probably 17th century. Rectangular gabled dovecot with long
elevations N and S. Rubble, tooled rubble dressings. Centre
narrow entrance with chamfered jambs in S elevation. Single
rat course encircles building, 2nd course returning
across each gable with small vent above. Crowstepped gables;
slate roof in poor condition.
INTERIOR: interior lined with approximately 750 stone nesting
boxes, each with rubble verticals and stone-slate horizontal
members.
Dovecot sited on edge of gorge falling away to Burn
of Boyne. Built to serve the late 16th century Boyne
Castle on the E side of the burn (in Boyndie Parish). This
castle replaced an earlier castle sited on the cliff edge
which may have had a dovecot similar to the beehive cote
at Findlater, in turn superseded by this dovecot nearer
the castle. Building much overgrown and in poor condition.
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