Dovecote Approximately 50 Metres South of Bollitree Castle Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 March 1987. Dovecote.

Dovecote Approximately 50 Metres South of Bollitree Castle Farmhouse

WRENN ID
guardian-glass-storm
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 636 239
Coordinates
51.91322, -2.52985
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a dovecote located approximately 50 metres south of Bollitree Castle Farmhouse, likely built around 1700 and restored in the 20th century. It is constructed from sandstone rubble, with the upper storey rendered and a hipped stone slate roof. The dovecote has a square plan and two storeys. The north wall features a window on the ground floor and a louvred opening on the upper storey. There is a doorway in the west wall, and a glazed lantern with a domed ogee lead cap.

Local climate

Dovecote Approximately 50 Metres South of Bollitree Castle Farmhouse receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 55% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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