Dovecote to North of Shipton Hall is a Grade II* listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 March 1970. A C10 Dovecote.
Dovecote to North of Shipton Hall
- WRENN ID
- outer-plaster-moth
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- South Shropshire MP: Stuart Anderson (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 March 1970
- Type
- Dovecote
- OS grid reference
- SO 562 919
- Coordinates
- 52.52406, -2.64682
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The dovecote located to the north of Shipton Hall dates back to Saxon times. It has a circular shape with walls made of stone rubble that are four feet thick. The structure features a conical tiled roof and a cupola, both of which have been well restored. The dovecote is part of a group that includes Shipton Hall, stables, and a barn.
Local climate
Dovecote to North of Shipton Hall receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 68% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 23 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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