Dovecote at Clarendon House is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 May 1987. A C18 Dovecote.

Dovecote at Clarendon House

WRENN ID
stark-sill-owl
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wiltshire
Constituency
Salisbury MP: John Glen (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
29 May 1987
Type
Dovecote
Address
Dovecote at Clarendon House, Clarendon Park
OS grid reference
SU 194 285
Coordinates
51.05595, -1.72451
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The dovecote at Clarendon House, now used as a wine store, dates from the 18th century. It is constructed of chequered brick bound with iron bars and features a tiled roof. The building has an octagonal plan with a tall central glover, which was rebuilt around 1900 and also has an octagonal tiled roof. There are alighting holes with ledges and a clock on two faces, along with a wind vane at the apex. The south side has a door and a small window. Inside, there are 23 tiers of nest holes, some of which are blocked, as well as a timber framework for potence.

Local climate

Dovecote at Clarendon House receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 60% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 63% 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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