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Latitude: 55.9896 / 55°59'22"N
Longitude: -4.6524 / 4°39'8"W
OS Eastings: 234648
OS Northings: 680583
OS Grid: NS346805
Mapcode National: GBR 0H.VQTL
Mapcode Global: WH2M5.HQT4
Plus Code: 9C7QX8QX+V3
Entry Name: Dovecot, Darleith House
Listing Name: Darleith Dovecot
Listing Date: 14 May 1971
Category: A
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 390517
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB43874
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Darleith House, Dovecot
ID on this website: 200390517
Location: Bonhill
County: Argyll and Bute
Electoral Ward: Helensburgh and Lomond South
Parish: Bonhill
Traditional County: Dunbartonshire
Tagged with: Dovecote
Circa 1790. 4-stage dovecot. Whinstone and sandstone rubble with partial harl; some cement repointing; quoins; ashlar margined windows. Rectangular-plan with telescopic dovecot tower; weathervane finial.
MAIN ELEVATION: pedimented entrance; eaves course, ashlar coping to skews; console moulded skewputts. Broad door, possibly enlarged; modern lintel inserted. Telescopic tower rising from rear half of block; square-plan base; blocked window at rear elevation, window to side. 2-stage circular-plan upper portion, lower stage with window to main and side. Upper stage capped by conical slate roof, flight holes on rear side.
Grey slate roof; ashlar coping to skews ivy-covered.
INTERIOR: not seen 1995.
The dovecot is sited near Darleith House along the line of an old avenue. The dovecote is in a poor state of repair. The house, stables and chapel are listed separately.
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