Dovecot, Cardrona House is a Grade B listed building in the Scottish Borders local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 23 February 1971. Dovecote.
Dovecot, Cardrona House
- WRENN ID
- stubborn-shingle-flax
- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- Scottish Borders
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 23 February 1971
- Type
- Dovecote
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
Early to mid 18th century. Rectangular-plan, lectern dovecote with crow-stepped gables and ogee-moulded skewputts. Random rubble with projecting sandstone ashlar rat course and dressings (formerly harled).
S (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: centrally placed, boarded timber entrance door with moulded surround and lintel, rat course above; rest of elevation blind.
E AND W ELEVATIONS: blind ends with rat course and sloped crow-stepped wallheads terminating in ogee-putts. W elevation with later inset window below rat course (lintel breaking rat course).
N (REAR) ELEVATION: blind elevation broken only by rat course.
No original glazing plan but later inset timber sash and case window (6-pane glazing in upper sash, lower sash and glazing plan missing). Slated penthouse roof.
INTERIOR: single chamber, formerly with timber nesting-boxes (now removed).
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