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Latitude: 55.8846 / 55°53'4"N
Longitude: -3.3364 / 3°20'11"W
OS Eastings: 316502
OS Northings: 666527
OS Grid: NT165665
Mapcode National: GBR 504D.GC
Mapcode Global: WH6SX.QCF3
Plus Code: 9C7RVMM7+VC
Entry Name: Dovecot, Malleny House, Edinburgh
Listing Name: Malleny Estate, Dovecot
Listing Date: 22 January 1971
Category: A
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 364178
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB27153
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Malleny Doocot
Edinburgh, Malleny House, Dovecot
ID on this website: 200364178
Location: Edinburgh
County: Edinburgh
Town: Edinburgh
Electoral Ward: Pentland Hills
Traditional County: Midlothian
Tagged with: Dovecote
Earlier 18th century. Rectangular-plan, 2-stage, crowstepped gabled dovecot located to SE of main front of Malleny House. Rubble with partial harling; ashlar margins and dressings; stugged quoins; rat course; eaves course continues as string course at gables. Piended dormer of 9 flight-holes on NE gable; low door at ground of SW elevation. 915 nesting boxes.
Grey slate roof; crowstepped gables; beak skewputts.
The dovecot was built by the Scotts of Malleny. Malleny House and the Scott Memorial vault to the NE are listed separately.
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