Pigeoncote at Palace Farm is a Grade II listed building in the South Kesteven local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 June 1987. A C18 Pigeoncote.

Pigeoncote at Palace Farm

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Kesteven
Constituency
Rutland and Stamford MP: Alicia Kearns (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 June 1987
Type
Pigeoncote
Address
Pigeoncote at Palace Farm, Main Street, Witham on the Hill
OS grid reference
TF 054 165
Coordinates
52.73633, -0.43948
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The pigeoncote at Palace Farm is an early 18th-century structure that has been altered in the 20th century. It is built from coursed limestone rubble, featuring ashlar quoins and dressings. The roof is pyramidal and covered with Collyweston slate, complete with sprocketed eaves and lead dressings. The building has a rectangular plan and is a single storey with single bay sides, each side containing a circular flight hole that has an ashlar surround and keyblock. One end of the structure features a large opening beneath a timber lintel.

Local climate

Pigeoncote at Palace Farm sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 83% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 82% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 60% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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