Dovecote at the Manor is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 December 1960. Dovecote.

Dovecote at the Manor

WRENN ID
fallow-niche-ivy
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wiltshire
Constituency
South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
20 December 1960
Type
Dovecote
Address
Dovecote at the Manor, Stanton St. Quintin
OS grid reference
ST 904 798
Coordinates
51.51758, -2.13888
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The dovecote at The Manor, possibly dating from the 17th century, is a circular structure made of rubble stone and topped with a conical stone slate roof. It features two eaves lean-to dormers and a square timber lantern at the apex, which also has a conical roof. The north side has a doorway with a timber lintel. Inside, the dovecote is entirely lined with ashlar nesting boxes, and there is a spine wall that is also lined with nesting boxes on both sides.

Local climate

Dovecote at the Manor receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 50% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 51% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 56% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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