Dovecote About 75 Metres South West of Gates to Pythouse is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 July 1987. Dovecote.

Dovecote About 75 Metres South West of Gates to Pythouse

WRENN ID
forgotten-loft-evening
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wiltshire
Constituency
Salisbury MP: John Glen (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
6 July 1987
Type
Dovecote
OS grid reference
ST 908 284
Coordinates
51.05529, -2.13203
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a dovecote, now partly ruined, dating from the 19th century. It is constructed of limestone ashlar and is circular in shape, featuring a round-arched doorway on the north side. The interior is lined with pigeon holes. The dovecote is located about 75 metres south west of the gates to Pythouse. The roof is missing.

Local climate

Dovecote About 75 Metres South West of Gates to Pythouse 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 59% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 64% 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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