Dovecote, Approximately 40 Metres North of Number 17 (Not Included) is a Grade II listed building in the North Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 October 1988. Dovecote.
Dovecote, Approximately 40 Metres North of Number 17 (Not Included)
- WRENN ID
- ancient-rafter-oak
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Corby and East Northamptonshire MP: Lee Barron (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 October 1988
- Type
- Dovecote
- OS grid reference
- TF 012 043
- Coordinates
- 52.62728, -0.505
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This dovecote, located approximately 40 meters north of number 17 in Easton on the Hill, is likely from the early 18th century. It is constructed of squared coursed limestone and features a Collyweston slate roof with a squared plan. There is a 19th-century plank door on the left side, which is set under a wooden lintel, and a corresponding door on the rear elevation. A square opening is present at the apex of the right gable, and the structure has a gabled roof. Inside, there are nesting boxes in the upper stage and a 19th-century roof structure.
Local climate
Dovecote, Approximately 40 Metres North of Number 17 (Not Included) sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 82% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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