What is recorded here

Pitlurg Castle stands in Moray as a roofless circular tower, its 16th century bones exposed after serving as an 18th century dovecot. A deep ditch once ringed the structure, though no trace remains visible today. The tower still holds a rebuilt doorway and stone staircase, hinting at a larger L or Z shaped building that vanished to the east. Pigeons may have filled its chambers long after knights left, turning a defensive stronghold into a living house for wings.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Pitlurg Castle as Dovecot (18th Century), Tower House (medieval). 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.

Pitlurg Castle, located in Ayrshire, Scotland, was originally a medieval tower house that was later modified in the 18th century, with the addition of a dovecot. It is remembered as an example of the evolution of Scottish domestic architecture and the integration of agricultural features like dovecots into noble or gentry estates.

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