1700–1799
Eighteenth-century windmill built
Gordonstoun, Windmill Dovecot originated as an eighteenth-century circular windmill before conversion to a dovecot.
Site overview
Gordonstoun, Windmill Dovecot is a tall circular former windmill at Gordonstoun House. Historic Environment Scotland describes it as an eighteenth-century windmill converted to a dovecot, harled, with the upper portion narrowed in two stages and the interior lined with stone nesting boxes. The potence, or revolving ladder, survives.
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History
Gordonstoun, Windmill Dovecot is an eighteenth-century former windmill at Gordonstoun House in Moray. Historic Environment Scotland records it as a tall circular windmill converted to a dovecot. The structure is harled, stands on a mound, and has a narrowed upper portion in two stages with rat courses to a central apex flight hole.
The interior is lined with stone nesting boxes and retains its potence. The Aberdeenshire Historic Environment Record notes that the dovecot and former windmill was mentioned in a 1751 lawsuit concerning the building of a new dovecot. The building was listed on 26 January 1971.
No detailed milling machinery, working chronology, or final windmill operating date has been established from the sources checked.
Timeline
1751
Former windmill mentioned in lawsuit
The former windmill and dovecot at Gordonstoun was mentioned in a 1751 lawsuit concerning the building of a new dovecot.
1971
Listed building designation
Gordonstoun, Windmill Dovecot was listed on 26 January 1971.
Sources and records
Historic Environment Scotland listed building record; Trove / Canmore place record; Aberdeenshire Historic Environment Record