Northfield House Doocot, Prestonpans
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Northfield House Doocot, Prestonpans
Image: © Lisa Jarvis Taken: 20 May 2006
Inside the 16th century beehive-shaped dovecot. The pigeons fly in through the opening. It contains approximately 600 stone nests and is still in use. It had been in a bad state of repair but was restored by the National Trust for Scotland.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.953299
Longitude
-2.983261