Hen House at SW 417363 is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. Hen house.

Hen House at SW 417363

WRENN ID
moated-pillar-amber
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cornwall
Constituency
St Ives MP: Andrew George (LD)
Country
England
Type
Hen house
Address
Hen House at SW 417363, Morvah
OS grid reference
SW 417 363
Coordinates
50.17065, -5.61741
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The hen house, located at Morvah Rosemergy, dates from the mid to late 19th century. It is constructed of granite rubble with granite dressings and features a corrugated asbestos roof with gable ends. The building has a small rectangular plan, with nesting boxes integrated into the front and rear walls. There is a doorway on the front right and a window on the rear left. This hen house is part of an unspoiled coastal hamlet situated within an ancient field system.

Local climate

Hen House at SW 417363 sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 970 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 75% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 96% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 1 freeze-thaw cycle a year, fewer than 99% of listed buildings. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.2°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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