What is recorded here

Gullane, Saltcoats Road, Saltcoats Castle, Dovecot stands as a 16th Century dovecot in East Lothian, Scotland. The structure likely served local households by providing a steady supply of eggs and meat, reducing the need to travel far for food. Its walls may have sheltered thousands of pigeons through generations, creating a quiet hum of life above the surrounding fields. The dovecot still marks the area as a place where practical craftsmanship and daily survival shaped the landscape.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Gullane, Saltcoats Road, Saltcoats Castle, Dovecot as Dovecot (16th Century). 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.

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