The Dovecote in the Old Stackyard is a Grade II listed building in the North Kesteven local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 October 1984. House, dovecote. 2 related planning applications.
The Dovecote in the Old Stackyard
- WRENN ID
- third-merlon-magpie
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Kesteven
- Constituency
- Sleaford and North Hykeham MP: Dr Caroline Johnson (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 2 October 1984
- Type
- House, dovecote
- Address
- The Dovecote in the Old Stackyard, Park Lane, Heighington, LN4 1RF
- OS grid reference
- TF 030 696
- Coordinates
- 53.21393, -0.45888
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Dovecote in The Old Stackyard is a house with a dovecote, originally a cartshed and dovecote, dating from the early 19th century and converted around 1988. It is built from coursed limestone rubble with brick dressings, timber-framing, and has both slate and pantile roofs, featuring red brick quoins. The single-storey former cartshed has been converted into a dwelling, and on the eastern gable, there is a large two-stage timber-framed dovecote. The lower stage includes timber-framing with rendered infill and a small plank door, topped by a hipped slate roof. Above this is a smaller square cupola with wood-clad sides and six flight holes on each face, finished with a pyramidal slate roof and topped by a wooden finial.
Local climate
The Dovecote in the Old Stackyard receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 75% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 84% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 62% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2015
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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