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Durie Home Farm Doocot, Durie Home Farm, Leven
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- DURIE HOME FARM, DOVECOT
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General Details and Location
Category
AT RISK
Name of Building
Durie Home Farm Doocot
Other Name(s)
Address
Durie Home Farm, Leven
Locality
Postcode
Planning Authority
Divisional Area
Reference No
3228
Listing Category
B
OS Grid Ref
NO 37089 02394
Location Type
Rural
HS Reference No
16701
Description
2-stage, octagonal dovecot with concave sides. Large sandstone ashlar blocks. String course and battlemented parapets. 36' high. S ELEVATION: 1st stage with curved door below keystoned roundel with flight holes; 2nd stage with similar roundel. Cornice giving way to parapet with 6 flight holes to S and flanking faces.
An undated scale drawing of Durie Dovecot shows an 8" diameter octagonal pivot post, red brick floor, and access ladder to a 'grassed roof'. A dovecot of similar design (in fields near Anstruther, Fife) to Durie but with elaborately-finialled parapet is illustrated in Buxbaum. (Historic Scotland)
An undated scale drawing of Durie Dovecot shows an 8" diameter octagonal pivot post, red brick floor, and access ladder to a 'grassed roof'. A dovecot of similar design (in fields near Anstruther, Fife) to Durie but with elaborately-finialled parapet is illustrated in Buxbaum. (Historic Scotland)
Building Dates
18th century incorporating earlier fabric
Architects
Unknown
Category of Risk and Development History
Condition
Poor
Category of Risk
Moderate
Exemptions to State of Risk
Field Visits
8/11/2007, 16/11/2010, 24/9/2014, 24/4/2019
Development History
November 2007: External inspection reveals the doocot to be in a poor condition. There appears to be a full height structural crack, along with open jointed masonry.
November 2010: External inspection finds no significant change from the last site visit. The property continues to deteriorate and is a cause for concern.
24 September 2014: External inspection finds the building remains in much the same condition as seen previously.
24 April 2019: External inspection reveals no significant changes from previous visit. Appears stable but slowly deteriorating.
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
Name of Owners
Unverified see FAQ on ascertaining ownership
Type of Ownership
Unknown
Information Services
Additional Contacts/Information Source
Bibliography
Online Resources
Classification
Farming
Original Entry Date
09-NOV-07
Date of Last Edit
04/12/2014
