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Dovecot, Findrassie House

A Category B Listed Building in Heldon and Laich, Moray

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Coordinates

Latitude: 57.6705 / 57°40'13"N

Longitude: -3.3542 / 3°21'14"W

OS Eastings: 319322

OS Northings: 865324

OS Grid: NJ193653

Mapcode National: GBR L82G.480

Mapcode Global: WH6J6.GG0K

Plus Code: 9C9RMJCW+68

Entry Name: Dovecot, Findrassie House

Listing Name: Findrassie, Dovecot

Listing Date: 26 January 1971

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 349244

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB15595

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Findrassie House, Dovecot

ID on this website: 200349244

Location: Spynie

County: Moray

Electoral Ward: Heldon and Laich

Parish: Spynie

Traditional County: Morayshire

Tagged with: Dovecote

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Description

Dated 1631. Lectern dovecot; harl pointed rubble, ashlar
dressings. Low centre door with chamfered margins in S
elevation with small barred aperture above; rat course at
rear returns short length along sides. Crowsteps; slate roof
in poor condition.
INTERIOR: approximately 470 stone nesting boxes line all 4
inside walls.

Statement of Interest

Robert Douglas, THE DOVECOTES OF MORAY (1931), p. 38.

Elizabeth Beaton, THE DOOCOTS OF MORAY (1978), p. 9.

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