Tour Scotland 4K short video clip of a Burn in spate on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to Elcho Doocot also known as a Dovecote near Perth, Perthshire, Britain, United Kingdom. This picturesque 16th century Doocot is very close to Elcho Castle. This type of structure was intended to house pigeons or doves in days gone by in Scotland. Pigeons and doves were an important food source historically, and were kept for their eggs, flesh, and dung. This doocot contains more than 400 pigeon holes. A small river is often called a burn in Scotland. A burn is a watercourse, in size from a large stream to a small river. The term burn is used in Scotland and England, especially North East England, and in parts of Ulster, Australia and New Zealand. Scots Gaelic has the word bùrn, which means " fresh water "; the actual Gaelic for a " burn " is allt, often anglicised as "ault" or "auld" in place names. Doocots arrived during Norman times with many built into castles and other large stately residences. By the 15th century they were considered a valuable property of powerful landowners and an act of Parliament in 1424 was the first to specifically mention them. Early free standing purpose built doocots in Scotland are of a " beehive " shape, circular in plan and tapering up to a domed roof with a circular opening at the top. Nearly all Scottish Doocots are built of local stone. There was a belief in local folklore that the destruction of a doocot would be followed within a year by the death of a family member. Or another similar version states that the destruction of a doocot will mean the death of the lady of the house within a year. Weather forecast today was for a band of rain, heavy at times, moving across most parts of the country. 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
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