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Forglen House, Dovecot

Dovecot (Period Unassigned)

Site Name Forglen House, Dovecot

Classification Dovecot (Period Unassigned)

Alternative Name(s) Mains Of Forglen; Forglen House Policies

Canmore ID 18402

Site Number NJ65SE 30.02

NGR NJ 69642 51695

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Aberdeenshire
  • Parish Forglen
  • Former Region Grampian
  • Former District Banff And Buchan
  • Former County Banffshire

Archaeology Notes

NJ65SE 30.02 69642 51695

(NJ 6964 5169) Dovecot (NAT)

OS 6" map, Banffshire, 2nd ed., (1928)

A 4.0 metres square dovecot, built of brick, harled on the outside. It has a slated roof and the inside of the walls are lined with brick pigeon boxes. No date could be seen, but it is possibly late 18th century.

Visited by OS (WDJ) 9 September 1964.

No change.

Visited by OS (NKB) 12 January 1968.

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Photographic Survey (November 1964)

Photographic survey of Forglen House dovecot, Banffshire, by the Scottish National Buildings Record in November 1964.

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