Pigeon-Cote C.200 Metres North-West of Witton Castle

This is a pigeon-cote located approximately 200 metres north-west of Witton Castle, likely built in the early 19th century. It is constructed from coursed squared sandstone with a plinth and ashlar dressings, and the roof is not visible. The structure is a circular, three-stage tower that slightly tapers. The first stage features chamfered coping and top stone shelves on the upper stages. On the east side of the first stage, there are four two-centred-arched chamfered openings at floor level, except for the southernmost opening which has a low stone sill and some horizontal iron bars. The second stage includes a small square pigeon hole on the south side and a blocked rectangular window on the west side beneath a flat stone lintel. The third stage has three empty windows with rebated chamfers facing east and four pigeon holes on the south side above a shelf. The tower is topped with an embattled parapet. Inside, the ground floor features late 19th-century jack-arched concrete vaulting supported by iron girders, while the interiors of the upper floors have not been inspected.