Dovecote Approximately 100 Metres to East of Snape Castle is a Grade II listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 August 1966. A C17 Dovecote. 1 related planning application.
Dovecote Approximately 100 Metres to East of Snape Castle
- WRENN ID
- lunar-balcony-pine
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Thirsk and Malton MP: Kevin Hollinrake (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 August 1966
- Type
- Dovecote
- Address
- Dovecote Approximately 100 Metres to East of Snape Castle, DL8 2TJ
- OS grid reference
- SE 263 843
- Coordinates
- 54.25441, -1.59753
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is an early 17th-century dovecote situated approximately 100 metres to the east of Snape Castle. Constructed of rubblestone with ashlar dressings, it features a roof of graduated stone slates. The dovecote is square in plan and two storeys high, with quoins marking the corners. A double-chamfered two-light mullioned window is located on the first floor. The building has a concave cornice and a pyramidal roof topped with a finial. A board door is set into the left return.
Local climate
Dovecote Approximately 100 Metres to East of Snape Castle receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 70% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 46 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 87% of listed buildings. Of these, 25 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 2 transactions since 2016
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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