Dovecote Approximately 150 Metres South of Hill Court is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 March 1987. A Early C18 Dovecote.

Dovecote Approximately 150 Metres South of Hill Court

WRENN ID
weathered-lime-lake
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Herefordshire, County of
Constituency
Hereford and South Herefordshire MP: Jesse Norman (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
17 March 1987
Type
Dovecote
OS grid reference
SO 575 215
Coordinates
51.89068, -2.61859
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a dovecote located approximately 150 metres south of Hill Court, likely built in the early 18th century. It is constructed of brick in Flemish bond and features a tiled roof with an octagonal plan. The north wall has a doorway, and to the right of this entrance, there is a window at first floor level. At the top, a glazed timber lantern is capped with a lead ogee.

Local climate

Dovecote Approximately 150 Metres South of Hill Court receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 53% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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