World’s Finest Dove Hotel - Dry Stone Wall Building

We spend 39 days building a Dovecote or ’Doocot’ (a home for doves or pigeons). The stone work construction is entirely ’dry stone’ (built without any mortar). This video shows the complete build from start to finish including a dry stone arch, pop holes, stone carving installation, cheek ends and corners, and all the wood work. The roof was built in my workshop and was made out of timber and reclaimed slate before being lifted on in one piece. Working with natural stone is a wonderful, cathartic process. I really hope you enjoy watching and also that our own enjoyment and pride in the project is evident. All involved in the project are extremely grateful to Sir Fraser and Lady Morrison who commissioned the Dovecote and without whom projects that we all get so much pleasure from, like this, would not come to fruition. A dovecote/dovecot or doocot (Scots) is a building to house doves or pigeons. Dovecotes can be built in a variety of shapes; they can be free-standing or bui