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General Information

  • Registration number
    1009
  • Date constructed
    1500s
  • Century constructed
    1501-1600
  • Evidence proof date
    flight holes are evidence of use for bees
  • Evidence proof use
    flight holes are evidence of use for bees
  • Listed building grade
    B(HS)
  • Condition
    4

Address

  • Address
    Byres Tower, Byres Farm
  • Village or town
    N/A
  • County
    Lothian, East
  • Traditional County (pre 1974)
    East Lothian
  • Region
    Scotland

Premises

  • Accessible
    Private
  • Location on Premises
    Garden/orchard
  • Direction faced
    SE

Structure Information

  • Structure
    H: Bee house
  • External recesses
    N/A
  • Internal recesses
    8
  • Compartments
    N/A
  • Flight holes
    8
  • Front shape
    Rectangle?
  • Back shape
    Unknown
  • Recess size
    20-23x21-25x28
  • House building shape
    rectangular
  • External structure
    17x>20ft
  • Distance apart
    N/A
  • Rows
    2
  • Shelves
    N/A
  • Height bases shelves
    c.20
  • Wall material
    Stone
  • Base shelf material
    N/A
  • Lintel material
    N/A
  • Roof material
    N/A

Photography Information

  • Date of photograph
    2005
  • Pictures available
    G: Digital only

Notes

  • building, now roofless, was defensive farmhouse(?); inside, 4+4 recesses; openings at back each covered by upright stone slab with flight hole at bottom; 2005: one converted to window and 6 filled in; projecting stones below flight holes + above top row
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