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Latitude: 55.9822 / 55°58'55"N
Longitude: -2.5337 / 2°32'1"W
OS Eastings: 366798
OS Northings: 676710
OS Grid: NT667767
Mapcode National: GBR ND3X.20L
Mapcode Global: WH8W0.1WRV
Plus Code: 9C7VXFJ8+VG
Entry Name: Dovecot, Bowerhouse
Listing Name: Bourhouse (Bower House) Dovecot
Listing Date: 5 February 1971
Category: A
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 348194
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB14757
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Bowerhouse, Dovecot
ID on this website: 200348194
Location: Spott
County: East Lothian
Electoral Ward: Dunbar and East Linton
Parish: Spott
Traditional County: East Lothian
Tagged with: Architectural structure
18th century. Large double lectern dovecot. Rubble red,
Bourhouse sandstone, formerly harled. 32' x 16' in plan. String
course.
S ELEVATION: 2 segmentally arched doorways with small openings
above. Crowstepped division at centre of grey slated roof,
broken horizontally at mid-point with row of 34 flight holes.
Pointed arched openings above string courses to E and W
crowstepped elevations. Blank rear.
INTERIOR: dividing wall 3' thick; lower part given ceiling at
8', formerly used as stable.
Currently 946 nests, originally 1402.
One of the largest dovecots in East Lothian. Probably built by
owners of former house at Bower House. Similar to that at
Spott, listed separately.
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