Abedour Castle Dovecote
Aberdour Castle is located in the village of Easter Aberdour, Fife, Scotland. Parts of the castle date from around 1200, making Aberdour one of the two oldest datable standing castles in Scotland, along with Castle Sween in Argyll, which was built at around the same time. A dovecote or dovecot /ˈdʌvkɒt/ (Scots: doocot) is a structure intended to house pigeons or doves.[1] Dovecotes may be free-standing structures in a variety of shapes, or built into the end of a house or barn. They generally contain pigeonholes for the birds to nest.[2] Pigeons and doves were an important food source historically in Western Europe and were kept for their eggs, flesh, and dung.[3] In Scotland the tradition is continued in modern urban areas.
Size: 7360px × 4912px
Location: Easter Aberdour, Fife, Scotland
Photo credit: © Brian R. Ewing Photography / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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