Dovecote 40 Metres West of Rectory is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 May 1967. Dovecote.
Dovecote 40 Metres West of Rectory
- WRENN ID
- small-cloister-ochre
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- Truro and Falmouth MP: Jayne Kirkham (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 May 1967
- Type
- Dovecote
- OS grid reference
- SW 857 420
- Coordinates
- 50.23965, -5.00648
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a dovecote located 40 metres west of the Rectory, possibly dating from the 17th or 18th century. It is constructed from slate rubble and features a slate roof. The structure is circular with a domed rubble vault. The original central louvre has been replaced with glass. The dovecote has two storeys, and an inserted floor has been added due to a previous conversion into an upper garden house, which is accessed by a flight of steps. It has a plank door with a glazed panel and a plain plank door below. Nesting holes are present only in the lower part of the dovecote. Inspection and dating were difficult due to the growth of ivy at the time of the survey in September 1985.
Local climate
Dovecote 40 Metres West of Rectory receives an average of 890 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 85% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 7 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 95% 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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