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Spottiswoode House Doocot, Spottiswoode House Policies, Westruther
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General Details and Location
Category
AT RISK
Name of Building
Spottiswoode House Doocot
Other Name(s)
Address
Spottiswoode House Policies, Westruther
Locality
Postcode
Planning Authority
Divisional Area
Reference No
2944
Listing Category
B
OS Grid Ref
NT 60441 49875
Location Type
Rural
HS Reference No
19653
Description
Circular 2 storey doocot with a domed slate roof. Stone-built, with upper floor features later brick facing. The decorative lower course and ornamental windows are also later additions and may mark a previous conversion into a summerhouse.
Building Dates
18th century(?)
Architects
Unknown
Category of Risk and Development History
Condition
Ruinous
Category of Risk
Low
Exemptions to State of Risk
Field Visits
20/09/2011
Development History
August 1992: Local planners report that the doocot is now completely derelict, with severe cracking and much vegetation growth.
Guides to Development
Conservation Area
Planning Authority Contact
PAC Telephone Number
Availability
Current Availability
Unknown
Appointed Agents
Price
Occupancy
Vacant
Occupancy Type
N/A
Present/Former Uses
Building Uses Information:
Present Use 1: N/A Former Use 1: Doocot
Present Use 2: N/A Former Use 2: N/A
Present Use 1: N/A Former Use 1: Doocot
Present Use 2: N/A Former Use 2: N/A
Name of Owners
Forestry Commission
Type of Ownership
Statutory Body
Information Services
Additional Contacts/Information Source
Bibliography
Online Resources
57332
Classification
Farming
Original Entry Date
18-AUG-92
Date of Last Edit
15/11/2023
