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Gight Castle Dovecot is a historic circular dovecot situated approximately two hundred metres to the west-north-west of Gight Castle near Turriff in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The structure dates to the early modern period and represents the substantial agricultural infrastructure associated with the castle estate during its period of occupation. Built in the characteristic Scottish tradition, the dovecot would have served to provide a reliable source of fresh meat and eggs to the castle household throughout the year, whilst the birds' droppings offered valuable fertiliser for estate lands. The survival of this purpose-built structure demonstrates the economic importance of dovecot husbandry to substantial landholding families in early modern Scotland.
Gight Castle, dovecot 200m WNW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM8229. View the official record →
Gight Castle Dovecot is a historic circular dovecot situated approximately two hundred metres to the west-north-west of Gight Castle near Turriff in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM8229.
Gight Castle, dovecot 200m WNW of 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 SM8229.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Gight Castle (0.3 km), Bellmuir,hut circles 450m SW of Auchencrieve (4.5 km), Bellmuir,settlement,field system & cairns 900m SE of Auchencrieve (5.2 km).
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