Westquarter Doocot
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Westquarter Doocot by Anne Burgess as part of the Geograph project.
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Westquarter Doocot
Image: © Anne Burgess Taken: 5 Oct 2013
The doocot is thought to date from the 18th century, incorporating a Image] dated 1647. The building is 18 feet 3 inches by 16 feet 3 inches (5.56 x 4.95 metres) and the rubble walls are 2 feet 10 inches (0.86 metres) thick. The roof has been renewed but the rest is original,including the scalloped roof top and ball finials. The doocot is a Category A Listed building and is in the care of Historic Scotland. I was amused to see that the hedge to the left of the gate has been neatly trimmed, but the man with the hedge trimmer has yet to work his way round to the right of the gate!
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Image Location
Latitude
55.989008
Longitude
-3.743538