Dovecote Approximately 60 Metres North-North-East of Levens Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 November 1952. Dovecote.

Dovecote Approximately 60 Metres North-North-East of Levens Farmhouse

WRENN ID
slow-crypt-marsh
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
OS grid reference
SD 488 851
Coordinates
54.25987, -2.78691
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a dovecote located approximately 60 meters north-north-east of Levens Farmhouse, possibly dating from the 18th century. It is constructed from limestone rubble made of small stones and features a graduated greenslate pyramidal roof with stone hips and a broken finial. The east side has a door opening with a timber lintel, along with a smaller opening above it. Inside, there are nesting boxes for doves and a later intermediate floor.

Local climate

Dovecote Approximately 60 Metres North-North-East of 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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