Dovecot About 23 Metres South of Ham Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the North Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 October 1952. Dovecot.
Dovecot About 23 Metres South of Ham Farmhouse
- WRENN ID
- leaning-render-foxglove
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Somerset
- Constituency
- Wells and Mendip Hills MP: Tessa Munt (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 October 1952
- Type
- Dovecot
- OS grid reference
- ST 419 672
- Coordinates
- 51.4014, -2.83599
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a dovecot located about 23 metres south of Ham Farmhouse, dating from the late 17th century to early 18th century, with a 20th-century roof. It is constructed of rubble and features a replaced conical thatched roof topped with a weathervane, although the original turret is missing. The dovecot has a circular plan and includes a single doorway with a heavy timber lintel and a plain frame; the door has one strap hinge remaining. Inside, there are rows of L-shaped nesting holes and perches, originally numbering 435, although some of the lower holes have been blocked. There are no original timbers remaining in the roof. Ham Farmhouse is not included in this listing.
Local climate
Dovecot About 23 Metres South of Ham Farmhouse receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 70% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 68% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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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