The Dovecote at the Moat House is a Grade II listed building in the North West Leicestershire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 November 1965. Dovecote.
The Dovecote at the Moat House
- WRENN ID
- low-lantern-sorrel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North West Leicestershire
- Constituency
- Hinckley and Bosworth MP: Dr Luke Evans (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 November 1965
- Type
- Dovecote
- Address
- The Dovecote at the Moat House, Mawbys Lane, Appleby Magna
- OS grid reference
- SK 315 098
- Coordinates
- 52.68522, -1.53453
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Dovecote at the Moat House is a dovecote dating from the 16th or 17th century. It is constructed of square ashlar stone with a moulded plinth and a string course above. The upper part, added in the 19th century, is made of red brick and features a pyramidal plain tiled roof. There is a doorway with a cambered stone lintel and a single-light window on the left side.
Local climate
The Dovecote at the Moat House receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 70% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 71% 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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