Dovecote at Home Farm is a Grade II listed building in the Rutland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 June 1954. A Post-medieval Agricultural, dovecote.

Dovecote at Home Farm

WRENN ID
ghost-pier-soot
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Rutland
Constituency
Rutland and Stamford MP: Alicia Kearns (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 June 1954
Type
Agricultural, dovecote
Period
Post-medieval
Address
Dovecote at Home Farm, Main Street, Egleton, LE15 8AF
OS grid reference
SK 875 073
Coordinates
52.65682, -0.70705
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The dovecote at Home Farm dates from the late 17th century or early 18th century. It is constructed of coursed sandstone rubble and features a stone tiled roof. The building is tall and single-celled, with a ridge roof, coped gables, and a lantern-like entry for doves located on the ridge. Inside, the walls are filled with nesting holes and ledges. There is also a brick-built addition to the west, which is two storeys high and has an external stair.

Local climate

Dovecote at Home Farm sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 76% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 79% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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