What is recorded here

Boyne Castle, Dovecot stands in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, a purpose-built pigeon house attached to a castle estate. Its unassigned period and accurate mapping suggest a working structure rather than a decorative ruin. The castle likely depended on the dovecot for food, meaning ordinary people may have climbed ladders, shaken nests and carried live birds downstairs for centuries. The castle tower loomed above the dovecot, while the dovcot gave life to the castle kitchens.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Boyne 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.

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