The Dovecote is a Grade II listed building in the Pendle local planning authority area, England. Dovecote.
The Dovecote
- WRENN ID
- outer-banister-russet
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Pendle
- Constituency
- Skipton and Ripon MP: Sir Julian Smith (Con)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Dovecote
- Address
- The Dovecote, Martons Both, North Yorkshire
- OS grid reference
- SD 880 505
- Coordinates
- 53.95067, -2.18367
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Dovecote, formerly known as The Kennel, is likely a former kennels that was later converted into a dovecote, built in 1795 as indicated on the lintel. The structure is made of rubble and is designed as a symmetrical three-bay composition, appearing to be two storeys high. The lower stage features two round breathers, while the upper stage has three, with three openings in between. These include a straight-headed door that currently provides access to the nesting boxes and two round-headed entries, each accessed by individual flights of steps. The end elevation has an arch on the ground floor, which is mostly bricked up, and another round breather above it. The rear of the building has five similar breathers arranged in a semicircle.
Local climate
The Dovecote sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,280 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 94% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 91% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 51 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 93% of listed buildings. Of these, 29 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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