Dovecote at Westrop Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Swindon local planning authority area, England. Dovecote. 1 related planning application.

Dovecote at Westrop Farmhouse

WRENN ID
rooted-bailey-elm
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Swindon
Constituency
Swindon North MP: Will Stone (Lab)
Country
England
Type
Dovecote
Address
Dovecote at Westrop Farmhouse, Highworth, SN6 7HJ
OS grid reference
SU 200 928
Coordinates
51.63409, -1.71198
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The dovecote at Westrop Farmhouse is likely from the mid-to-late 17th century and has been altered over time. It features a square plan and stands two storeys tall. The exterior is made of rubble with a modern tile roof, which has raised and moulded verges and moulded footstones. The ground floor includes a large opening with a stone hood above it, which may have originally been accessed by steps. The first floor has an opening with later brick quoins. Inside, there is a beaten floor and a queen post truss with a stop-chamfered tie-beam.

Local climate

Dovecote at Westrop Farmhouse receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 59% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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