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Delgatie Doocot
Location: Delgatie Castle to the right of the driveway as you enter.
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Description: An unusual pink harled circular structure with three tiers of decreasing diameter. A circular dovecot in good repair: three sharply diminishing stages with batten, rubble-built. Entrance with chamfer and relieving arch, widened at lower courses. 708 stone nesting boxes. Similar to those at Auchry and Huntly but appears to be considerably older.
Related Information: The Ice House and well with a lion's head were built in 1815 to celebrate the victory at Waterloo the circular Doocot is probably 16th century
Era: 1500s
Settlement: Turriff
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County: Aberdeenshire
Information Source: RCAHMS record
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Dog statue, Delgatie
The Faux Doocote, Delgatie
Mannie
Leopard
Categories: Important Historic
Dovecots/Doocots
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Delgatie Castle Icehouse