Dovecote Approximately 70 Metres South West of Hillborough Manor House is a Grade II listed building in the Stratford-on-Avon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 February 1952. Dovecote.
Dovecote Approximately 70 Metres South West of Hillborough Manor House
- WRENN ID
- stark-screen-ivy
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Stratford-on-Avon
- Constituency
- Stratford-on-Avon MP: Manuela Perteghella (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 February 1952
- Type
- Dovecote
- OS grid reference
- SP 126 520
- Coordinates
- 52.16642, -1.81609
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The dovecote, located approximately 70 metres south-west of Hillborough Manor House, is a structure likely dating from the 17th century or earlier. It is built from narrow coursed blue lias rubble, with some wider courses, and features a conical tile roof. The dovecote has a circular plan with a diameter of 7.5 metres.
On the exterior, there is a low entrance on the north side, which has a heavy frame supporting a 20th-century wide-boarded door. The lantern on top has a conical roof and is topped with a weather-vane.
Inside, the walls are lined with stone nesting boxes and ledges, and there is a central inserted brick pier. The dovecote is noted for having 900 nesting boxes and walls that are 1 metre thick.
Local climate
Dovecote Approximately 70 Metres South West of Hillborough Manor House receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 67% 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 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 60% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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