What is recorded here

Megginch Castle, Dovecot stands in Perth and Kinross as a 19th Century structure, its exact position known to the nearest metre. The castle kept humans out while the dovecot may have held birds, separating human memory from animal life. That distinction still shapes the place, preserving a world where megginch castle excluded people but dovecot gave something back.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Megginch Castle, Dovecot as Dovecot (19th 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.

Megginch Castle, Dovecot was part of the Megginch Castle estate, which was held by the Erskine family, later Earls of Kintore, in the 19th century. The dovecot is important as an example of traditional Scottish castle estate architecture and reflects the agricultural and social practices of the period.

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