Dovecote 50 Metres South-East of Compton House is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 July 1961. Dovecote.

Dovecote 50 Metres South-East of Compton House

WRENN ID
ruined-ashlar-scarlet
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
31 July 1961
Type
Dovecote
OS grid reference
ST 594 167
Coordinates
50.94897, -2.57826
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The dovecote located 50 metres southeast of Compton House dates from the 18th century. It features round coursed and dressed stone walls, with an ashlar plinth moulding and a moulded cornice. The structure is topped with a conical slate roof and a weathervane. There are three stone oval or circular openings in the walls. The doorway on the east side has a moulded stone architrave and a plank door that is studded with a grille at the top, which is from the 19th century.

Local climate

Dovecote 50 Metres South-East of Compton House receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 65% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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