Dovecot to South West of Charleston Manor is a Grade II listed building in the South Downs National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 October 1952. Dovecot.
Dovecot to South West of Charleston Manor
- WRENN ID
- bitter-chalk-nightshade
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Downs National Park
- Constituency
- Lewes MP: James MacCleary (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 October 1952
- Type
- Dovecot
- Address
- Dovecot to South West of Charleston Manor, Cuckmere Valley, Wealden
- OS grid reference
- TQ 520 006
- Coordinates
- 50.78534, 0.15572
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The dovecot located to the south-west of Charleston Manor is possibly from the 13th century. It is a round structure faced with flints and features a buttress on the north side. The roof is conical and covered with tiles, topped with a conical cap at the apex. The building is still in use as a dovecot and retains its nesting boxes and potence.
Local climate
Dovecot to South West of Charleston Manor receives an average of 910 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 69% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 97% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 5 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 97% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 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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