Dovecote, Tintagel Vicarage is a Grade II* listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 December 1962. A Medieval Dovecote. 1 related planning application.

Dovecote, Tintagel Vicarage

WRENN ID
tenth-footing-rye
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Cornwall
Constituency
North Cornwall MP: Ben Maguire (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
17 December 1962
Type
Dovecote
Period
Medieval
Address
Dovecote, Tintagel Vicarage, PL34 0DJ
OS grid reference
SX 054 883
Coordinates
50.66253, -4.75371
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Dovecote, likely dating from the 13th century, stands close to Tintagel Vicarage and gatehouse. Constructed of thick local slate stone rubble masonry, the dovecote is circular and built into the side of a bank. It is a single-story structure with a low, domed, vaulted roof. A small plank door with a timber lintel provides access on the north side. An access hole in the roof allows light and air in, and is partially sealed with a large flat stone on supports.

Inside, there are 247 rectangular nesting holes, or bo-lins, arranged in 13 tiers. The potence, a central perch, has been removed. Remnants of limewash remain on the internal walls. The dovecote is a Scheduled Ancient Monument. Historical records suggest Cornish rectories and vicarages, including Tintagel, commonly possessed stone dovecotes in the 17th and 18th centuries.

Local climate

Dovecote, Tintagel Vicarage sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,060 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 85% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 93% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 11 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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