Dovecote 10 Metres North West of Melplash Court is a Grade II* listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 July 1984. A C17 Dovecote. 4 related planning applications.
Dovecote 10 Metres North West of Melplash Court
- WRENN ID
- former-rood-hazel
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 31 July 1984
- Type
- Dovecote
- Address
- Dovecote 10 Metres North West of Melplash Court, DT6 3UH
- OS grid reference
- SY 483 984
- Coordinates
- 50.78351, -2.73436
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a 17th-century dovecote located 10 metres north-west of Melplash Court in Netherbury. It has circular walls made of coursed rubble stone, which show signs of wear in the pointing. The roof is conical, covered with stone slates, and features an open louvre at the top, topped with a small conical cap. The entrance is on the south-east side, with a square-headed plank door. Inside, the roof has been rebuilt, and there are pigeon-holes that extend from 3 feet above the ground to the eaves.
Local climate
Dovecote 10 Metres North West of Melplash Court receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 71% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 26 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 71% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 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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- Related listed building consents — 4 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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