Dovecote About 10 Metres West of Court House Farmhouse is a Grade I listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 June 1959. A C17 Dovecote. 1 related planning application.
Dovecote About 10 Metres West of Court House Farmhouse
- WRENN ID
- twisted-hall-crow
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Constituency
- North Herefordshire MP: Dr Ellie Chowns (Green)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 June 1959
- Type
- Dovecote
- Address
- Dovecote About 10 Metres West of Court House Farmhouse, SY8 4EW
- OS grid reference
- SO 491 698
- Coordinates
- 52.3243, -2.74787
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a dovecote located about 10 meters west of Court House Farmhouse, dating from the 17th century and restored in the mid-20th century. It is constructed from coursed rubble and features a conical stone tile roof with a circular plan. The south side has a low entrance that includes a chamfered wooden architrave and a ledged and boarded door. The roof is adorned with three gabled dormers, each containing 2-light louvred windows, and is topped by a glover that is gabled in three directions.
Inside, the dovecote has a potence that is still in working order, supported by curved wooden braces, and a ladder with wooden rungs. There are 18 tiers of nesting boxes, with each alternate tier featuring an alighting ledge, totaling around 600 nesting boxes. The roof structure includes a truss with two raking struts, with the principals rising to the glover. Additionally, two secondary trusses are positioned at a 60-degree angle to the main truss and have hanging wall-posts. This dovecote is a perfectly preserved example and is scheduled as an Ancient Monument.
Local climate
Dovecote About 10 Metres West of Court House Farmhouse receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 62% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 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
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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