Henhouse and Dovecote Approx 20 Yards East of East Shaftoe Hall is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 August 1986. Henhouse, dovecote.
Henhouse and Dovecote Approx 20 Yards East of East Shaftoe Hall
- WRENN ID
- frozen-kitchen-auburn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Northumberland
- Constituency
- Hexham MP: Joe Morris (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 August 1986
- Type
- Henhouse, dovecote
- OS grid reference
- NZ 059 818
- Coordinates
- 55.13058, -1.90854
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The henhouse and dovecote, located approximately 20 yards east of East Shaftoe Hall, dates from the 18th century. It is constructed of random rubble and features a stone slate roof. The building is two storeys high and consists of one bay. On the gable end, there are outside stone steps leading to a boarded door, which has blocked pigeon holes on either side and above. There is also a door to the henhouse at the rear. On the left side, there is a small domed recess with an incised decorative surround, which is said to have come from the former Shaftoe Church.
Local climate
Henhouse and Dovecote Approx 20 Yards East of East Shaftoe Hall receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 99% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 26 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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