Remains of Dovecote North East of Tomboy Hill is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 January 1987. Dovecote.
Remains of Dovecote North East of Tomboy Hill
- WRENN ID
- tilted-dormer-bracken
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- South East Cornwall MP: Anna Gelderd (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 January 1987
- Type
- Dovecote
- Address
- Remains of Dovecote North East of Tomboy Hill, Antony
- OS grid reference
- SX 421 567
- Coordinates
- 50.38898, -4.22194
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The remains of a dovecote, dating from the 17th century and possibly earlier, are located northeast of Tomboy Hill in Antony Park. Constructed from slatestone rubble, the dovecote has a circular plan and its walls stand up to approximately 4 metres high. There are 10 rows of square pigeonholes visible, and the former entrance is situated on the southern side. The structure has a diameter of about 5 metres.
Local climate
Remains of Dovecote North East of Tomboy Hill sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 990 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 89% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 9 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 91% 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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