Dovecot Circa 12 Metres to North of Springhill Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Huntingdonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 April 1987. Dovecot.

Dovecot Circa 12 Metres to North of Springhill Farmhouse

WRENN ID
dusted-gargoyle-sable
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Huntingdonshire
Constituency
Huntingdon MP: Ben Obese-Jecty (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
9 April 1987
Type
Dovecot
OS grid reference
TL 074 759
Coordinates
52.37085, -0.42342
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This dovecot, located approximately 12 metres north of Springhill Farmhouse, dates from the early 19th century. It is constructed of light red brick and features a plain tiled gable roof. The building has a square plan and includes a boarded door on the south-west side. There is also a small door in the south-east gable for the entry of birds. Inside, the dovecot contains brick nesting boxes.

Local climate

Dovecot Circa 12 Metres to North of Springhill Farmhouse sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 97% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 93% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 56% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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