Dovecote is a Grade II listed building in the Yorkshire Dales National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 April 1986. A Mid C19 Dovecote.
Dovecote
- WRENN ID
- cold-lime-furze
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Yorkshire Dales National Park
- Constituency
- Richmond and Northallerton MP: Rishi Sunak (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 April 1986
- Type
- Dovecote
- Address
- Dovecote, Marrick, North Yorkshire
- OS grid reference
- SE 091 981
- Coordinates
- 54.3787, -1.86069
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The dovecote, dating from the mid-19th century, is constructed of rubble with a stone slate roof. It is square in plan and has two storeys topped with a hipped roof. There is a boarded door located at the first floor level, along with a four-light window. Bird holes can be found under the eaves, and there are ruins of a cupola with additional bird holes at the apex.
Local climate
Dovecote receives an average of 960 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 74% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 57% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 56 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 96% of listed buildings. Of these, 34 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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