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Useful Links
- Canmore:
- GREENBANK FARM, DOVECOT
- Historic Scotland:
- HS Reference No 15539
General Details and Location
Category
AT RISK
Name of Building
Greenbank Doocot
Other Name(s)
Address
Greenbank Farm, Drybridge
Locality
Postcode
Planning Authority
Divisional Area
Reference No
3509
Listing Category
B
OS Grid Ref
NJ 44265 61334
Location Type
Rural
HS Reference No
15539
Description
Circular dovecot with hen house accommodation in lower portion. Harled rubble, tooled rubble dressings. Entrance in S below slate rat/alighting course encircling dovecot fronting continuous row of small square flight holes. Further entrance in upper portion at E, giving access to former pigeon loft. Conical roof of local slates. INTERIOR: former hen boxes built around base of building in wall; no ceiling survives to separate hens from pigeon loft. (Historic Scotland)
Building Dates
Early 19th century
Architects
Category of Risk and Development History
Condition
Poor
Category of Risk
Moderate
Exemptions to State of Risk
Field Visits
07/06/2008, 6/9/2012, 15/9/2015
Development History
June 2008: External inspection finds the doocot's roof has collapsed (photographed intact in Brown's book on Moray Doocots) the walls are bulging with a serious fracture, possibly exacerbated when the roof collapsed.
6 September 2012: External inspection finds no significant change from the previous site visit.
15 September 2015: External inspection finds the building remains in much the same condition as seen previously.
Guides to Development
Conservation Area
Planning Authority Contact
PAC Telephone Number
01343 563270
Availability
Current Availability
Not Available
Appointed Agents
Price
Occupancy
Vacant
Occupancy Type
N/A
Present/Former Uses
Name of Owners
Type of Ownership
Unknown
Information Services
Additional Contacts/Information Source
Bibliography
Elizabeth Beaton, THE DOOCOTS OF MORAY (1978), p.13.
Online Resources
Classification
Farming
Original Entry Date
10-JUL-08
Date of Last Edit
27/05/2019
