What is recorded here

Delgatie Castle, Dovecot stands in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, a purpose-built structure for keeping doves rather than people. The castle kept humans; the dovecot kept flight itself, turning air into eggs and eggs into sustenance. Both needed walls, guardrails and care. One simply answered to a different master.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Delgatie Castle, Dovecot as Dovecot (period Unassigned). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

Delgatie Castle, Dovecot is part of the historic Delgatie Castle estate in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, which was held by the Keith family, Earls Marischal, from the 14th century. The dovecot, like the castle itself, reflects the wealth and status of the noble family in the region during the medieval period.

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