Location
On the boundary of the Beachhouse property and the Kirk of St Drostans
New Aberdour, Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire
OS Map Reference
NJ 884 644
Description
Dovecot; small square ashlar with some pinnings; stone nesting boxes; has squat octagonal gablet pinnacles; two rat ledges; possibly 16th/17thC origin; restored 1981.
Related Information
The above according to Aberdeenshire Sites and Monuments Record, however McKean: "Banff & Buchan An illustrated architectural guide" gives the date as early 19th century and believes it may well have been built with materials from the old church.
Era
Disputed
Information Source
Aberdeenshire Sites and Monuments Record, McKean: "Banff & Buchan An illustrated architectural guide"
Related Artefacts
- 17th century grave slab St Drostan's kirk Aberdour
- 18th cent tomb slab St Drostan's Aberdour
- Saint Drostan's Well
- Tomb of George Baird of Auchmeddan, Old Aberdour
Categories
Photographer
- Stanley Bruce
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