Dovecote at Wilcot Manor House is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 May 1964. Dovecote.
Dovecote at Wilcot Manor House
- WRENN ID
- dark-floor-ridge
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- East Wiltshire MP: Danny Kruger (RUK)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 May 1964
- Type
- Dovecote
- Address
- Dovecote at Wilcot Manor House, Church End, Huish and Oare
- OS grid reference
- SU 139 607
- Coordinates
- 51.34547, -1.80102
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The dovecote at Wilcot Manor House, built in 1737, is constructed from malmstone with brick detailing. It features limestone ashlar around the door and flight port, and has a thatched roof. The dovecote has a circular plan, with an east-facing door that has a raised brick surround, a round arch, and stone abaci and key. The light port has a chamfered-stone surround and a timber platform supported by iron stays. The date is incised on the surround. The structure also has brick dentilled eaves and an octagonal timber glover topped with a lead dome. The interior was converted around 1939 into an air raid shelter, and the ladder has been removed.
Local climate
Dovecote at Wilcot Manor House 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 56% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 67% 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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