Doocot With Music On History Visit To East Lothian Scotland

Tour Scotland 4K short travel video clip, with Scottish music, of a 16th century horseshoe shaped Doocot on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to West Lothian, Britain, United Kingdom. The 544 nest boxes in years gone by would have given good shelter to the birds. A dovecote or dovecot, in Scots: doocot, is a structure intended to house pigeons or doves. 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. Pigeons and doves were an important food source historically in Western Europe and were kept for their eggs, flesh, and dung. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day. Find things to see and do in Scotland where you are always welcome All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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