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Covington is a medieval castle and dovecot located in Lanarkshire, Scotland. The castle dates to the medieval period and represents a significant example of defensive architecture from this era in the region. The associated dovecot, a structure designed for housing pigeons as a food source, reflects the agricultural and economic practices of a medieval landholding. Together, the castle and dovecot survive as material evidence of medieval settlement patterns and the management of resources in medieval Lanarkshire.
Covington, castle & dovecot is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2599. View the official record →
Covington is a medieval castle and dovecot located in Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2599.
Covington, castle & dovecot dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a castle & dovecot. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Covington, castle & dovecot is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM2599.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Castle Hill,earthwork,Symington (5.7 km), Castle Hill,earthwork 820m SW of (5.9 km), Tinto Cairn,cairn on summit of Tinto Hill (5.9 km).
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