Dovecote About 20 Yards East South East of the Pigeon House is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 June 1959. Dovecote.
Dovecote About 20 Yards East South East of the Pigeon House
- WRENN ID
- burning-mullion-cedar
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Constituency
- North Herefordshire MP: Dr Ellie Chowns (Green)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 June 1959
- Type
- Dovecote
- OS grid reference
- SO 533 511
- Coordinates
- 52.15663, -2.68326
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a dovecote located about 20 yards east-south-east of The Pigeon House, dating from the early 18th century. It is constructed from handmade brick and has an octagonal plan with two levels, featuring a dentilled eaves cornice. The openings have cambered heads, including a window on the south side, a door, and a loft door on the west side. The original pyramidal roof and timber lantern collapsed in the late 20th century, and the external steps leading to the loft door are no longer present. Inside, while not all the timber nesting boxes remain, there are four tiers of brick nesting boxes with ledges below the eaves level.
Local climate
Dovecote About 20 Yards East South East of the Pigeon House receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 65% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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