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Latitude: 58.5621 / 58°33'43"N
Longitude: -3.8063 / 3°48'22"W
OS Eastings: 295015
OS Northings: 965200
OS Grid: NC950652
Mapcode National: GBR J6Z3.16C
Mapcode Global: WH5BL.H2Q0
Plus Code: 9CCRH56V+VF
Entry Name: Dovecot, Sandside House
Listing Name: Sandside House, Garden Walls, 2 Walled Gardens, Dovecote and Privy
Listing Date: 28 November 1984
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 348483
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB14985
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Sandside House, Dovecot
ID on this website: 200348483
Location: Reay
County: Highland
Electoral Ward: Thurso and Northwest Caithness
Parish: Reay
Traditional County: Caithness
Tagged with: Dovecote
Extensive high coped rubble garden walls extend to west of
house; walls retain east raised garden. 2 large walled gardens,
1 to south and 1 to NW, all of 18th and early 19th century dates. Dovecote; early-mid 19th century square, 2-storey dovecote in
NW angle of NW walled garden; entrance in south wall; pair
vents in west wall and single vent in north (both giving onto
field) with internal shutters. Paired vents in each side of
SE angle, giving into 1st floor loft. Pyramidal Caithness
slate roof, with apex finial and weathervane.
Privy; early 19th century, square privy built into slope of
raised garden SE of house with cess pit blow; centre door in
south elevation reached by flight steps descending from garden,
and continuing to lower level; small window in centre, east
elevation; pyramidal Caithness slab roof with apex finial.
Interior; 2-seater bench fitting survives.
Dovecote probably for sporting purposes rather than to raise
birds for food. Shutters would enable birds to be released to
field for marksmen. Unusual survival. Privy also unusual
survival.
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