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Saltcoats Castle is a fortified residence of medieval origin located in East Lothian, Scotland. The castle and its associated dovecot represent the domestic and agricultural infrastructure of a landed estate from the medieval period onwards. The dovecot, a characteristic feature of substantial Scottish properties, would have provided a reliable source of fresh meat and fertiliser for the household. The site survives as an important example of the combined military and domestic architecture typical of Scottish baronial settlements.
Saltcoats Castle & dovecot is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM776. View the official record →
Saltcoats Castle is a fortified residence of medieval origin located in East Lothian, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM776.
Saltcoats 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 SM776.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Amisfield Mains,enclosure 600m NW of (7 km), Amisfield Mains,ring ditch 1000m W of (7.1 km), Harperdean,enclosure 300m E of (7.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Saltcoats Castle & 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.
Saltcoats Castle & dovecot stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Dinantian, bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is felsic lava and felsic tuff.