Corstorphine Doocot

Dublin Core

Title

Corstorphine Doocot

Description

Well-preserved 16th century beehive-type doo'cot, now in the care of Historic Scotland. Still has the potence (French for gallows) for gaining access to the 1,060 nesting boxes on 28 tiers to collect squabs (baby pigeons), an important source of meat in olden times.

Source

edinburgh

Date

16C

Type

Museum

Identifier

1558

Spatial Coverage

current,55.86362,-4.261207;

Museum Item Type Metadata

Street

Dovecot Road

Place

Corstorphine

IsNewThisYear

No

OpeningTime1

10.00-17.00

WC

No

DisabledWC

No

DisabledAccess

No

Refreshments

No

EventsForChildren

No

Parking

No

HearingLoop

No

LimitedAccess

No

NotAccessible

No

ID

9421

IsIncludedThisYear

No

Postcode

EH12 7LE

Citation

“Corstorphine Doocot,” Digital Open Doors, accessed November 6, 2024, https://ddo.openvirtualworlds.org/omeka/items/show/1556.

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