 These Cunninghamhead mounting stones were placed by a previous owner and are not original.A small doocot or dovecot was above the entrance arch until its removal by the current owner.This was a feature of many estates, as the right to build a doocot was originally strictly limited to the major landowners, and only later were small freeholders permitted to build them; at a more recent date tenants could sometimes gain permission from their landlord to build doocots for the meat or to add a picturesque feature to their properties.