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Kirkforthar House and Dovecot is a seventeenth-century stone mansion located in Fife, Scotland, which survives as a significant example of early modern domestic architecture in the region. The dovecot, a characteristic feature of substantial landed properties of the period, demonstrates the economic importance of pigeon husbandry to the estate's resources. The house and its associated outbuilding reflect the social status and agricultural practices of the Scottish gentry during the early modern period. The site remains an important archaeological and architectural record of rural settlement and domestic life in seventeenth-century Fife.
Kirkforthar House and Dovecot is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5615. View the official record →
Kirkforthar House and Dovecot is a seventeenth-century stone mansion located in Fife, Scotland, which survives as a significant example of early modern domestic architecture in the region. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5615.
Kirkforthar House and 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 SM5615.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Kirkforthar Chapel (0.2 km), Bandon Tower,Balfarg (2.1 km), Balfarg Farmhouse, henge & standing stones 280m WSW of (2.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Kirkforthar House and Dovecot's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Kirkforthar House and Dovecot stands on Clackmannan Group, bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is sedimentary rock cycles, clackmannan group type.