Lessendrum Doocot
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Lessendrum Doocot
Image: © Anne Burgess Taken: 11 Feb 2015
The cylindrical dovecot at Lessendrum stands high, on a hill, some distance from the ruined house. Two string courses encircle the cote, which has an outer circumference of fifty-one feet. The entrance, in the south side, has a small window over it and a larger window above that. The roof is circular and slated, and has no opening nor louvre. All the nest holes have been destroyed. A N Robertson, 1957 in http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/17869/details/lessendrum+dovecot/ which also suggests that it may date from the 16th century. The conical slate roof collapsed in 1985. This shape is unusual - generally, a doocot with a circular plan tapers towards the top, like an old-fashioned beehive.
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Image Location
Latitude
57.461765
Longitude
-2.696547