The Culver House is a Grade II* listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 June 1952. A Medieval Dovecote.
The Culver House
- WRENN ID
- tilted-panel-coral
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- St Ives MP: Andrew George (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 June 1952
- Type
- Dovecote
- Period
- Medieval
- Address
- The Culver House, Towednack Road, St. Ives
- OS grid reference
- SW 498 387
- Coordinates
- 50.19568, -5.50634
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Culver House is a medieval dovecote located in Bussow, standing alone in a field. This squat circular building is constructed of uncoursed rubble and measures approximately 15 feet in diameter and 15 feet high. It features a flat conical roof made of stone.
Local climate
The Culver House receives an average of 910 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 91% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 4 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 98% of listed buildings. Of these, 1 follows 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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