Dovecote to North East of Rose Castle is a Grade II* listed building in the Cumberland local planning authority area, England. Dovecote.
Dovecote to North East of Rose Castle
- WRENN ID
- errant-stair-oak
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Cumberland
- Constituency
- Penrith and Solway MP: Markus Campbell-Savours (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Dovecote
- Address
- Dovecote to North East of Rose Castle, Dalston
- OS grid reference
- NY 371 463
- Coordinates
- 54.80802, -2.97969
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The dovecote located to the northeast of Rose Castle is a former structure dated 1700 above its entrance. It is built from large blocks of coursed red sandstone, likely sourced from the medieval castle, and features a squared plinth with flush quoins and a gable string course. The roof is made of sandstone slate, with coped gables and kneelers. The building is small and almost square, standing at 1½ storeys high. The entrance, located in the gable wall, has a chamfered surround and a lintel with the date. There are small oculi above the entrance and a small square opening in the opposite gable. Inside, the dovecote retains its complete boulins on three sides. A Parliamentary survey from 1649 mentions a dovecote, suggesting that this building may be older than its recorded date. Additionally, some references indicate that the dovecote may have served as a watch tower. It has group value with Rose Castle.
Local climate
Dovecote to North East of Rose Castle sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,180 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 85% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 57 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 96% of listed buildings. Of these, 32 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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