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Dovecote nr Thorneyburn

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DOVECOTE CIRCA 100 YARDS SOUTH OF REDHEUGH FARMHOUSE - List Entry
- "Dovecote. Mid C18. Dressed stone with ashlar dressings and Welsh slate roof. Square, 2 storeys. Rusticated quoins. Doorway on ground floor and round-headed entry for doves above. Pyramidal roof...."
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Simon Cotterill

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Dovecote
- Dovecotes are structures built to house pigeons or doves and contain pigeonholes for the birds to nest. It is thought that dovecotes were introduced to Britain by the Normans, though ...


from https://historicengland.org...
DOVECOTE CIRCA 100 YARDS SOUTH OF REDHEUGH FARMHOUSE - List Entry
- "Dovecote. Mid C18. Dressed stone with ashlar dressings and Welsh slate roof. Square, 2 storeys. Rusticated quoins. Doorway on ground floor and round-headed entry for doves above. Pyramidal roof...."
Added by
Simon Cotterill
