Dovecote C 200 Yards West of Beal House is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 May 1986. Dovecote.

Dovecote C 200 Yards West of Beal House

WRENN ID
far-brick-ash
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Northumberland
Constituency
North Northumberland MP: David Smith (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
15 May 1986
Type
Dovecote
OS grid reference
NU 064 427
Coordinates
55.6781, -1.89949
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is an 18th-century dovecote located approximately 200 yards west of Beal House. It is constructed of random rubble and is currently roofless, measuring about 18 by 30 feet. The structure is of the lectern type, featuring a simple rectangular shape with a high north wall, a lower south wall, and a single-pitch roof. Inside, there are numerous stone nesting boxes.

Local climate

Dovecote C 200 Yards West of Beal House receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 63% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 17 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 83% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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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