Dovecote West of Dovecote Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Darlington local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 June 1986. A C18 Dovecote.
Dovecote West of Dovecote Cottage
- WRENN ID
- graven-jamb-marsh
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Darlington
- Constituency
- Darlington MP: Lola McEvoy (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 June 1986
- Type
- Dovecote
- Address
- Dovecote West of Dovecote Cottage, Hall Lane, Heighington
- OS grid reference
- NZ 249 224
- Coordinates
- 54.59702, -1.61466
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The dovecote, located west of Dovecote Cottage, is a structure that dates from the early to mid-18th century and was formerly part of Heighington Hall. It is built from squared limestone rubble and handmade brick arranged in a random bond, with a brick-lined interior. The dovecote has a square plan and stands 5.0 metres tall. It features dressed stone and brick quoins, a doorway under an elliptical brick arch on the right side, and a first-floor window opening beneath a brick lintel. There is a brick eaves band, but the roof is missing. Inside, there are nesting boxes and ledges. At the time of the survey, the dovecote was in a derelict condition.
Local climate
Dovecote West of Dovecote Cottage receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 88% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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