Dovecot Circa 38 Metres to East of Number 2 (Rectory Farmhouse) is a Grade II listed building in the South Cambridgeshire local planning authority area, England. Dovecot.
Dovecot Circa 38 Metres to East of Number 2 (Rectory Farmhouse)
- WRENN ID
- fallow-quartz-pearl
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Cambridgeshire
- Constituency
- South Cambridgeshire MP: Pippa Heylings (LD)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Dovecot
- OS grid reference
- TL 352 465
- Coordinates
- 52.10093, -0.02645
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This dovecot, located approximately 38 metres east of Number 2 (Rectory Farmhouse), dates from the 18th century and was partly rebuilt in the 19th century following a fire. It is constructed of red brick and features a slated pyramidal roof with a flight entry. The dovecot has a square plan, with the entrance facing north-west. Inside, the walls are lined with brick nesting boxes.
Local climate
Dovecot Circa 38 Metres to East of Number 2 (Rectory 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 77% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 50% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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