Dovecote at Wilsford House is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 October 1988. Dovecote.
Dovecote at Wilsford House
- WRENN ID
- tattered-vault-sedge
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- East Wiltshire MP: Danny Kruger (RUK)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 October 1988
- Type
- Dovecote
- Address
- Dovecote at Wilsford House, Wilsford Cum Lake
- OS grid reference
- SU 134 397
- Coordinates
- 51.15718, -1.80883
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The dovecote at Wilsford House, dating from the 18th century, is located against the churchyard wall and is currently used as a wood store. It is constructed from flint and limestone and features a tiled roof. The building has a square plan and includes a round-headed door on the south side. The roof is hipped, with a square glover that also has a hipped tiled roof. Dormer vents are present on three sides. Inside, the walls are lined with approximately 500 nest boxes arranged in 12 tiers, along with flight ledges, while the bottom section is lined with timber dado. A central pivoted pole is also present.
Local climate
Dovecote at Wilsford House receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 58% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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