Museum Represents a museum WC Yes EventsForChildren No Place The town or city Athelstaneford HearingLoop No IsIncludedThisYear Yes DisabledAccess Yes Activities Information sheets about the history, function and design of doocots will be available. Map of graveyard and notable memorials/graves.www.scottishflagtrust.com OpeningTime1 09:00 - 18.00 OpeningDate1 28/9/2019 OpeningDate2 29/9/2019 OpeningTime2 09:00 - 18.00 IsNewThisYear No ID Google Panorama ID 11302 Refreshments No Street The street address Rear of Athelstaneford Parish Church Postcode EH39 5BE Parking No DisabledWC No LimitedAccess No NotAccessible No Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Scottish Flag Heritage Centre Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived eastlothian Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1415 Type The nature or genre of the resource Museum Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. current,55.98715,-2.747569; Description An account of the resource This B listed doocot is one of the earliest surviving Scottish examples from the 16th century, built by George Hepburn whose son was the founder and first colonel of the Royal Scots.Known as a lectern doocot, it is a rectangular structure with lean-to south facing roof and entry holes for pigeons down the slope.In 1996, the doocot was restored and converted into an interpretative centre where visitors can enjoy an audio-visual dramatization of the traditional origins of Scotland’s flag.