A hexagonal dovecot combines pigeon nesting above with probable poultry rooms below in a compact estate-service building.
Quick facts
- Date
- Probably circa 1805
- Architect / designer
- Unknown
- Type
- Hexagonal two-storey dovecot and probable hen house
- Designation
- Listed building, Category B (LB8662)
- OS grid reference
- NJ 06284 60782
Architecture, archaeology and continuing use
The two-storey pinned-rubble structure has doorways into ground-floor chambers and an upper entrance reached by a removable ladder. A continuous rat course becomes landing ledges beneath grouped flight holes; an octagonal roof ends in a finial and weathercock.
Its story
Probably built around 1805 as Grange Hall was developed, the structure provided pigeons and perhaps housed hens below. Its dual use represents a late stage in the evolution of estate dovecots.
Why it is included
Category B listing recognises an unusually complete and architecturally distinctive service building within the Grange Hall group.
What to notice
- The six-sided plan.
- Flight holes set in blind lunettes.
- The rat course doubling as an alighting ledge.
Reading the surroundings
The estate is private. View only from lawful public routes and do not approach or enter the structure.
Timeline
- Circa 1805 The dovecot was probably built with the new Grange Hall estate.
- Later use Pigeon nesting boxes and ground-floor poultry functions survived in part.
What we know — and what remains uncertain
The precise construction date and ground-floor function are not proven.
Sources & further reading
- Historic Environment Scotland: Grange Hall Dovecot, LB8662 — Designation status, mapped location, date, fabric and architectural or archaeological interest.
- Trove designation: LB8662 — Parallel national record identity and archival context.
Location
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