Dovecote About 80 Metres East of Cotehele House is a Grade II* listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 October 1987. Dovecote.

Dovecote About 80 Metres East of Cotehele House

WRENN ID
weathered-nave-martin
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Cornwall
Constituency
South East Cornwall MP: Anna Gelderd (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
19 October 1987
Type
Dovecote
OS grid reference
SX 423 686
Coordinates
50.4961, -4.2243
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a dovecote located about 80 metres east of Cotehele House, likely built in the late 16th to early 17th century and restored in the 20th century. It is constructed from slatestone rubble and has a circular plan. The exterior features a small doorway on the north side and a buttress on the south side. The roof is domed and corbelled, topped with a lantern for dove entry. Inside, the walls are unplastered and lined with rows of square pigeon holes. There is a potence with two tiers of platforms.

Local climate

Dovecote About 80 Metres East of Cotehele House sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,000 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 81% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 17 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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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