Dovecote Approximately 74 Metres East South East of Rousham House is a Grade II* listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 August 1957. Dovecote.

Dovecote Approximately 74 Metres East South East of Rousham House

WRENN ID
dark-corbel-hyssop
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
West Oxfordshire
Constituency
Bicester and Woodstock MP: Calum Miller (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
27 August 1957
Type
Dovecote
OS grid reference
SP 479 241
Coordinates
51.91419, -1.30442
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The dovecote, located approximately 74 meters east-southeast of Rousham House, dates back to the 17th century. It is constructed from squared and coursed limestone and features a conical stone slate roof with a circular plan. The structure has a stone lintel above a 20th-century door and hipped dormers with leaded lights. A glover with a ball finial tops the roof. Inside, the dovecote contains stone nestings and retains a potence with a ladder. This building is part of the landscape gardens designed by William Kent between 1733 and 1740. Rousham Park is recognized in the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission Register of Parks and Gardens at Grade I.

Local climate

Dovecote Approximately 74 Metres East South East of Rousham House 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 69% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% 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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