Dovecot, Carriston is a Grade B listed building in the Fife local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 24 November 1972. Dovecot.

Dovecot, Carriston

WRENN ID
sleeping-slate-grove
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Fife
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
24 November 1972
Type
Dovecot
OS grid reference
NO 324 040
Coordinates
56.22386, -3.09074
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The Dovecot at Carriston is an 18th-century structure featuring a double chamber and a rectangular plan, with a shallow concave northern elevation. It is designed as a crowstepped lectern dovecot, constructed from random rubble and accented with sandstone quoins. The building includes a stepped rat course or alighting ledge, a beak skewputt, and a half moon finial at the northwest corner. The entrance door is located at the center of the southern side.

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