Dovecote North of Hutton in the Forest Hall is a Grade II listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 October 1986. Dovecote.

Dovecote North of Hutton in the Forest Hall

WRENN ID
floating-merlon-tarn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Westmorland and Furness
Constituency
Penrith and Solway MP: Markus Campbell-Savours (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 October 1986
Type
Dovecote
Address
Dovecote North of Hutton in the Forest Hall, Skelton
OS grid reference
NY 460 359
Coordinates
54.71568, -2.83861
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a dovecote located north of Hutton-in-the-Forest Hall, dating from the late 17th century or early 18th century. It features coursed sandstone rubble walls topped with a greenslate roof, which has a rebuilt wooden lantern. The dovecote is octagonal in shape and includes a door and a small opening, both set in chamfered stone surrounds. Inside, it retains its original boulins and potence. This dovecote is similar in design to those found at Wreay Hall and Barrock Park.

Local climate

Dovecote North of Hutton in the Forest Hall sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,200 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 84% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 58 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 97% 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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