Dovecote Circa 50 Yards South of Armstrong House is a Grade II* listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 December 1969. A Medieval Dovecote.
Dovecote Circa 50 Yards South of Armstrong House
- WRENN ID
- other-loggia-tide
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Northumberland
- Constituency
- North Northumberland MP: David Smith (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 December 1969
- Type
- Dovecote
- Period
- Medieval
- OS grid reference
- NU 181 348
- Coordinates
- 55.60671, -1.71311
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The dovecote located approximately 50 yards south of Armstrong House is a medieval structure. It is built of random rubble and has a round, tapering shape with a domed top, resembling a beehive, and stands about 20 feet high. The dovecote is slightly stepped in four stages, with projecting stones creating continuous ledges at each level. There is a low doorway on the east side and three small windows on the south side. Originally, there was an entry for the pigeons at the top of the dome. The interior is completely lined with stone nesting boxes. This structure is also designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
Local climate
Dovecote Circa 50 Yards South of Armstrong House receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 58% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 12 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 89% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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