Dovecote Approx. 30 Metres North-East of Leck Hall is a Grade II listed building in the Yorkshire Dales National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 December 1985. Dovecote.

Dovecote Approx. 30 Metres North-East of Leck Hall

WRENN ID
broken-lancet-lark
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Yorkshire Dales National Park
Constituency
Morecambe and Lunesdale MP: Lizzi Collinge (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
4 December 1985
Type
Dovecote
OS grid reference
SD 652 768
Coordinates
54.1863, -2.53455
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The dovecote located approximately 30 metres north-east of Leck Hall dates from the early 19th century. It is constructed of rubble and features a slate roof. The west facade is symmetrical, consisting of a central two-storey block with a square plan, flanked by single-storey sections on the north and south, each covered by lean-to roofs. These sections contain blocked oculus windows with plain stone surrounds. The central block has blocked openings and a lunette opening with a plain stone surround on the first floor. It is topped with a hipped slate roof, which has an octagonal lantern at its apex, featuring pigeon holes around its base, a lead cap with a ball finial, and a weather vane. The east wall is slightly convex and includes openings with plain reveals. The central block has a door and a window on the ground floor, along with a doorway above, while each side features a door and a window.

Local climate

Dovecote Approx. 30 Metres North-East of Leck Hall sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,330 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 96% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 94% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 52 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 93% of listed buildings. Of these, 30 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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