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dovecote

, dovecot
a structure for housing pigeons, often raised on a pole or set on a wall, containing compartments for the birds to roost and lay eggs
Collins Discovery Encyclopedia, 1st edition © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

dovecote

A structure that houses doves or pigeons; often square, hexagonal, octagonal, or round in plan and one-and-a-half or two stories high; typically topped with a finial; once popular because the birds provided a tasty source of fresh meat. The interior is honeycombed with niches in which the birds may rest. Also called a pigeon house or pigeonnier.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Architecture and Construction. Copyright © 2003 by McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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Tractors were used as part of a community response to cut the grass in Doocot Park earlier in the summer after locals felt compelled to act.
It comes after a major investigation was launched by police following an incident at Doocot Park in the early hours of the morning on Friday June 21.
It was announced last week that Common Good funding would be used to cut grass at Doocot Park, Seafield Park and around the Wolf of Badenoch statue in the town centre.
A woman in her 30s was left shaken but uninjured following the incident at Doocot Park in Elgin at around 1am last Friday.
But now, thanks to cash from the council's Common Good Fund, the service will return to Seafield Park in Bishopmill, Doocot Park in New Elgin, and the grassy area around the Wolf of Badenoch statue in the town centre.
during last year's event, 263 black bags of rubbish were collected, along with larger items including a car bonnet, a doocot, a satellite dish, vacuum cleaner and four shopping trolleys.
Officers scoured Doocot Park between 11pm and 1am, exactly a week on from when the 33-year-old woman involved was targeted in an area near North Street.
A woman in her 30s was attacked at Doocot Park in Elgin at around 1am on Friday.
During last year's initiative, a total of 263 black bags of rubbish were collected, along with larger items including a car bonnet, a doocot, a satellite dish, a vacuum cleaner, and four shopping trolleys.
The appeal was made after a woman was sexually assaulted in the Doocot Park area of Elgin, near North Street, at around 1am yesterday.
The 33-year-old victim was attacked in the early hours of Friday morning when walking through Doocot Park.
In the Strathmore union leaders Gordonians are at home to Perth Doocot and will be fielding the strongest line-up of the season, according to captain Mayank Bhandari.
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