Dovecot, Balfour Castle is a Grade B listed building in the Orkney Islands local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 8 December 1971. Doocot.
Dovecot, Balfour Castle
- WRENN ID
- leaning-spandrel-ivy
- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- Orkney Islands
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 8 December 1971
- Type
- Doocot
- OS grid reference
- HY 478 161
- Coordinates
- 59.02961, -2.9101
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
The dovecot at Balfour Castle is a circular structure from the 17th century, situated on a rock at the shore. It is built of flagstone and features a crenellated corbelled parapet topped with a corbie-stepped cap-house.
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