Byre and Dovecote 200 Yards North of Lilburn Tower is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 January 1985. Byre, dovecote.

Byre and Dovecote 200 Yards North of Lilburn Tower

WRENN ID
silver-footing-ivory
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Northumberland
Constituency
North Northumberland MP: David Smith (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
25 January 1985
Type
Byre, dovecote
OS grid reference
NU 023 245
Coordinates
55.51433, -1.96464
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This building, located 200 yards north of Lilburn Tower, was originally a byre and dovecote and is now used as a pheasantry. It dates from the early 19th century and is constructed of dressed stone. The structure has three bays, featuring a raised castellated center topped with a pyramidal roof. There are stone pierced pigeon holes set in a semicircular recess. The left and right sides have segmental arches that once led to the byres, which now have double doors. The building is capped with a gabled roof that includes kneelers.

Local climate

Byre and Dovecote 200 Yards North of Lilburn Tower 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 99% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 45 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 28 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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