Dovecot at Sx 363 541 is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 January 1968. Dovecot.
Dovecot at Sx 363 541
- WRENN ID
- haunted-minaret-barley
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- South East Cornwall MP: Anna Gelderd (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 January 1968
- Type
- Dovecot
- Address
- Dovecot at Sx 363 541, Sheviock
- OS grid reference
- SX 363 541
- Coordinates
- 50.36429, -4.30242
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a 17th-century dovecot located at SX 363 541, constructed from slatestone rubble and featuring a corbelled stone roof. The dovecot is circular with a domed roof and has an access hole at the top. It has a low entrance with a depressed two-centred rubble arch on the north side. Inside, there are rows of square pigeonholes lining the walls, and remnants of plaster can be seen on the roof. It is also recognized as an ancient monument.
Local climate
Dovecot at Sx 363 541 sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,010 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 90% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 9 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 92% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 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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