Pigeoncote at Casterton Farm, in Gardens East of the House is a Grade II listed building in the Boston local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 April 1988. Pigeoncote.
Pigeoncote at Casterton Farm, in Gardens East of the House
- WRENN ID
- ragged-lead-autumn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Boston
- Constituency
- Boston and Skegness MP: Richard Tice (RUK)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 April 1988
- Type
- Pigeoncote
- Address
- Pigeoncote at Casterton Farm, in Gardens East of the House, Clover Lane, Wigtoft
- OS grid reference
- TF 258 366
- Coordinates
- 52.91297, -0.13035
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The pigeoncote at Casterton Farm, located in the gardens east of the house, dates from the early 19th century. It is constructed of red brick in English bond and features a conical slate roof topped with a lead ball finial and a weather vane. The structure has a circular plan and consists of two storeys. The lower level has a planked door, while the upper stage includes a two-light opening. Both openings are adorned with splayed flat brick arches. Inside, the pigeoncote retains a timber floor and brick nesting boxes.
Local climate
Pigeoncote at Casterton Farm, in Gardens East of the House sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 83% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 68% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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