Dovecote Approximately 20 Metres North-West of Nether Levens Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 November 1952. A N/A Dovecote.
Dovecote Approximately 20 Metres North-West of Nether Levens Farmhouse
- WRENN ID
- quiet-vault-hawk
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 November 1952
- Type
- Dovecote
- Period
- N/A
- OS grid reference
- SD 488 851
- Coordinates
- 54.25958, -2.78735
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This dovecote, located approximately 20 meters north-west of Nether Levens Farmhouse, is possibly from the 17th century. It is constructed from limestone rubble made of small stones and features slate drips. The roof is clad in metal and may have been reduced in height. On the east side, there is a single large opening supported by three massive oak lintels, with a small square opening above on all sides. Inside, there are nesting boxes for doves.
Local climate
Dovecote Approximately 20 Metres North-West of Nether Levens Farmhouse sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,480 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 96% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 45 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 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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