Dovecote to the West of Allington Castle is a Grade II listed building in the Maidstone local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 July 1951. Dovecote.
Dovecote to the West of Allington Castle
- WRENN ID
- fallow-ledge-heron
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Maidstone
- Constituency
- Maidstone and Malling MP: Helen Grant (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 July 1951
- Type
- Dovecote
- OS grid reference
- TQ 751 579
- Coordinates
- 51.29349, 0.51039
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The dovecote to the west of Allington Castle is a circular stone structure built in the 12th century, originally part of the castle that was destroyed in 1174. It is said by Lord Conway to be one of the earliest dovecotes in England. The dovecote has been significantly altered since its construction, particularly when it was converted into an oast-house. This building is one of a pair, and all the listed buildings at Allington Castle form a group.
Local climate
Dovecote to the West of Allington Castle sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 76% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 76% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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