Drookit Doocot

Corstorphine Doocot in the rain.

Built in the 16th Century, this dovecote contains more than a thousand nests. Due to meat shortages at the time, Scottish landowners were obliged to build dovecots and severe penalties were imposed for pigeon stealing and shooting. As a result, pigeon numbers increased so much that in 1617 the ownership of dovecots was restricted to men of property whose land produced a minimum of "ten chalders" of grain a year.

I apologise for the water droplet on the lense but thats what comes of careless outdoor blipping.

drookit- adj (Scot) drenched; soaked (from drouk)
chalder- nou (Scot) a unit of dry capacity. For wheat, peas, beans, rye, grass seed and salt, about 2324.9 litres; for barley, oats and malt, about 3362.5 litres