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ProofCopy:Notoptimisedforhighqualityprintingordigitaldistribution
DoocotsofEastLothianATopograhicalstudy
BasedonasurveyreportpresentedbyMrJosephWhitakertotheEastLothianFieldNaturalistsscoietyin1939
ProofCopy:Notoptimisedforhighqualityprintingordigitaldistribution
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ThegenesisforthisbookwasresearchintothemissinghistoryandlandscapefromtheSiegeofHaddington.Duringmyresearch,Ireadareportonthestateofthehistoricdoocots"Dovecots"ofEastLothian.ThereportwasintheformofasurveyfortheEastLothianAntiquarianandFieldHistoriansSocietybyaMrJosephWhitaker,whowasawell-knownNaturalisttothesociety.ItisalsoananalysisofhowtherighttoroamwithinScottishlawisinteractingwithlandownership.Thesurveygavethestateofeach16th,17thand18th-centurydoocotwithinEastLothianatthatpointintimein1937.UsingMrWhitaker'ssurveyisajumping-offpoint,Iexaminedhistoricalrecordsforfurtherupdatesonthedoocots,infindingthattherewasnofollow-upsurvey,Ibegantowonderwhy?Wasitduetothefact,thatasarelativelyunimportanthistoricalfeature,thatthedoocotswere,toodaytodayhumdrumtobeimportantenoughforhistoricalpreservation?Inreadingthisreport,IfeltadeepunderstandingforMrWhitaker'swork,forasanartist,Ifeelthatthelessdramaticandeye-catchinghistoricalbuildingsandlandscapearebeinglefttorotorarebeingreplaced.Inlinewithmymissinghistorywork,Iundertookthisprojecttophotographatopographicalanalysisofthebuildingslistedinthesurveytoseehowthesebuildingshadcopedsince1937.
ProofCopy:Notoptimisedforhighqualityprintingordigitaldistribution
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AmisfieldTowerCapacity1100pigeonsTheenesting-placesarebeing16inchesdeep,whiletheentranceholesareeightincheshighandsixincheswide.
Nowunderthecareofalocalcharity,thedoocotisusedforstorageofmaterials.Thehopetoclearitandwithfunding,rebuildthedoocotintoaviewingareaatthetop.
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AthelstanefordLecternCapacity600pigeons
Partofthecotefelldownin1920andatthetimeofwritingin1937,itwasin"atotteringstate"
Itwasrescuedinthe1970sanditnowhousesasmallmuseumdedicatedtotheSt.AndrewsCross.
Thenestingspaces,aretwelveincheslong,andnineincheshigh.
Rebuiltandopenedin1996,thisdoocot,nowrestingattheveryedgeofthegraveyardisnowpartoftheSaltiretrail.IthousesasmallaudiovisualdisplaytellingthetaleoftheSaltireanditspartinScottishhistory.
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Belton(Dunbar).LecternCapacity687/560pigeons(doublechamber)
Thegroundplanshowsthatoriginallythebuildingwastwo-chambered.Thefirstchamberwasalreadyrepurposedby1937andtheothercontains560nests,butifallowancebemadeforanumberthathavebeenremovedfromthesouthwallofthesecondchamber,therewouldbetotalaccommodationfor687nests.Replicatedoverthetwochamberstheoriginalcapacitywouldbe1374nesting-places.
NowstandswithintheareaofDairycottage.
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Bielside(Dunbar).TowerCapacity513pigeons
Thoughthiscotenolongerexists,havingbeenpulleddowninthesummerof1931,
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Chesterhall(DunbarTowerCapacityunknown
Atowerstructurewithaslatedroofwhichslopedonfoursides,stading20feetby14feetand19andahalffeethigh
Partofsetofslopedroofbuildings,thefarmhouseshavebeenlefttofallintoaruinousstate.Thedoocotwastorndownaround1950.
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Crocegate(Haddington).LecternCapacityunknown.
Thiscotestandsinthemidstofalargegarden,belongingtoCrocegateHouse,thedoocotnolongerservesitsoriginalpurpose,
ItsitsfacingtheButts,thereisasquarelecterntypedovecot;itis121/2ftsquarewithafrontwall13fthighandabackwall23fthigh.
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FriarsCroftLecternCapacity250pigeons
Anoddlyshapeddopocot,sittingatthewestendofDunbar.ItisallthatremainsofabuildingbelongingtotheRedorTrinityFriars.Thedooctsitsatthecrossingofthechoirandnave.Thenestsarenininchessquare.
Itnowsitsonasmallgreen,surroundedbyhousesandsupermarkets.Itappearsingoodconditionbutisnotinuseinanyform.
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Crocegate(Haddington).LecternCapacityunknown.
Thiscotestandsinthemidstofalargegarden,belongingtoCrocegateHouse,thedoocotnolongerservesitsoriginalpurpose,
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Haddington.TowerCapacity579pigeons
Inthenorth-eastcornerofLadyKitty'sGardenatHaddington,oppositeNungateBridgeandbardbySt.Mary'sChurchandtheriverTyne,standsacirculartower,massivelybuiltandwithbattlementedtop.Theupperportionisacotecontaining579nests,eachofwhichis13incheslong.
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|ThebuildingwasrestoredbytheHamiltonfamilyin1975asamemorialtothelateDuke,atwhichtimethetopstoreyofthebuildingwasremoved.TheGardensNowadays,thisupperpartofthestructurehasbeenremoved.itiscalledtheapplehouse,andisusedforgardeneventsandasasmallweddingvenue.
HamiltonHouse(Haddington).LecternCapacityunknown.
TheAppleHouse,datesfromthe17thcenturyorearly18thcenturyandwasformerlyatwo-storeybuildingwithapigeonloftincorporatedintotheupperstorey.
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HeughTowerCapacity532pigeons
Thistowerdoocothaswallwhicharethreefeetthickandstandsapproximatly25feethigh.Birdsenteredthroughoneof16entranceholes.Theynested532birdsinholes,13inchesdeepand9andahalfincheshigh.
SittinginafieldtotheEastsideofNorthBerwickLawandattheedgeofHeughFarm,thisdoocotisnotlongerinuse.
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Inglehold(orAbbey)LecternCapacity1320pigeons
ThisdoocotorigionallysatwithinthegroundsoftheAbbey,thewallsarethreefeet10inchesthick.Theentranceholdextendedacrosstheroofandnumbered12,thereare1320roostingspaces.
Thisdoocotnowsitswedgedinasmallgreenspacebetweentwohousingschemesandappearstobeunattended.
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KilspindieLecternCapacity818pigeons
ThisdoocotsispartoftheKilspindiegardenonthenorthsideofmarketstreet.Thestructureis15andahalffeetby18feetandstands18feethigh,withaslopedroof.Thisdoocotiswellpreserved.
Thisdoocotwasdemolishedin1955,asmallstonemarkerhasbeenplacedontherearwalloftheTescostoretomarktheroughpositionofthedoocot.
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LodgeLecternCapacity134pigeons
in1939thissmalldoocot,whichwasaccordingtoMrWhitaker,quiteunique,wasalmostcomplete,theonlychangebeinganewerslatedroofonthedoocot.Itwoudlhaveroosted134birdinperches13incheslongand7incheshigh.
Thisdoocotremainsinplace,althoughunused,itappearsingoodcondition.
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Luffness.BeehiveCapacity500pigeons
Thissixteenthcenturycotehasamostcharmingsite.ItstandsinthegroundsofLuffnessHouse,ItmuchresemblesthecoteatDirleton,thoughitsdimensionsaresmaller.Circularinshape,Thenestingplaces,numbering500,are14incheslongand7!incheshigh.
StillsittingonthegroundsofLuffnesshouse,whichisnowclosedtothepublic,behindtwofenceswithawarningthattrespasserswouldbeprosecutedsoIwasunabletoverifythestateofthedoocotasIwasnotgivenpermissiontovisitandphotographit.
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NorthfieldPrestonpans).BeehiveCapacity600pigeons
Acirculardoocotoflargeproportions,theroundstructurehaswallthreefeetthickandaconeroofcoveredinstone.Thedoocotscircumferanceis60feetwhenmeasuredfourfeetfromtheground.Thenestsarearrangedroundthewalls,andare9inchessquareand12inchesdeep.
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PrestonMains.TowerCapacity512pigeons
Apeculiarityofthishighandstronglybuiltcoteisthatitisconjoinedwithtwosingle-roomcottages,oneoneachside.Thestructuremeasures20feetsquare.Thenestare10andahalfinchesdeep,10andahalfincheshighandnineincheswide.
Thisdoocothasnowbeenrepaired,andrepurposedaspartoftheBattleofPrestonpanshistoricalsocietyandhasbecomeasmallmuseumdedicatedtoCol.Gardinerwholovedthereatthetimeofthebattle.
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PrestonTower.LecternCapcity1000pigeons
SituatedatthefarendofamarketgardenandaboutahundredyardsfromPrestonTower,thisseventeenthcenturycoteissquare-shaped,16feet6incheseachway,andatthebackis30feethigh.Atthetopoftheroofarethreestoneballsbywayofdecorativeeffect.Thestone-builtnestsareonefootdeep,twelveincheshighandnineincheswide.
Todaythedoocothasanumberofferalbirdsroostinginit.Itstandsinalocalpark/gardenandisunattended.
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Prestonpans(BreweryCotes).LecternCapacityunknown
Atthepointofthe1937surveyIntheyardofabreweryatPrestonpansandclosetotheFirthofForthstandtwocotes,similarinshapeandsize,andonly30yardsapart.Bothareveryold,andithasbeensuggestedthattheymayhavebelongedtotheabbeysofHolyroodandNewbattle,whichheldlandsinthisdistrict.
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Thesedoocotsnolongerstandatthislocation.Thereisnosignofremamentsofeitherstructure
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Redhouse.LecternCapacity798pigeons
Builtofredsandstone,itadjoinstheruinedmansionofRedhouseThedovecotwasprobablyerectedatthesametimeasthetoweratthislocation.Thecotehastwocompartmentsdividedbyawallwithadoorinit.Eachsectionhas399nestingplaces,makingatotalof798nestingspaces.
Apartfromahistoricscotlandplaque,thisdoocotappearsunattended.
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Saltcoats.LecternCapacity288pigeons
Standsclosetotheruinedcastleandisprobablyasold.Itismuchdecayed,roofless,andminusthenorthwall.Thecoteisrectangular,measuring17feetfromnorthtosouthand15feetfromeasttowest.
Thisstructureisnownolongerrecognisable.
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Tranent(ChurchWall).LecternCapacitycirca2000
Standingjustoutsidethewallofthechurchyard,thiscoteisaconspicuouslandmark.Thebackwallis30feethighasagainst20feet-themeasurementofthefrontwall.Thecrow-steppedgablesdisplaycracks,probablyduetoundermining.Thenumberofnestsprobablyisintheregionof2000.Thenestsareaboutafootdeepandnineinchessquare.
Thisstructurehasfallenintofurtherdisrepairandnowhastreesandplantsgrowingthroughit.
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