MHG3350 - Dovecot - Newton House

Summary

Dovecot at Newton House

Type and Period (1)

  • DOVECOT (Scot) (18th Century - 1783 AD to 1783 AD)

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Dovecot. Cylindrical, harled, conical slate roof. Dated 1783.
HBM 1964 (Scot Dev Dept).

The Inverness Field Club, led by Donald Coghill, surveyed a number of sites in the Aird area between 1987 and 1989. North of drive to Newton House, a doocote in the shape of a circular tower with a string course, the conical slated roof surmounted by a weather vane. On the south side a storm head window is positioned above the door. <1>

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Location

Grid reference Centred NH 5622 4548 (30m by 30m) (2 map features)
Map sheet NH54NE
Civil Parish KIRKHILL
Geographical Area INVERNESS

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