Dovecote Approximately 75 Metres to East of Reighton Hall is a Grade II listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 August 1985. Dovecote.
Dovecote Approximately 75 Metres to East of Reighton Hall
- WRENN ID
- tilted-hammer-thistle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Thirsk and Malton MP: Kevin Hollinrake (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 August 1985
- Type
- Dovecote
- OS grid reference
- TA 135 749
- Coordinates
- 54.15814, -0.26279
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a dovecote located approximately 75 metres east of Reighton Hall, built in the early 18th century. It is constructed of red brick in Flemish bond and features a pantile roof. The dovecote has a hexagonal shape and stands two storeys tall. It has a boarded door that is flanked by ventilation grills, which include dove holes and a landing platform to the right. All openings are adorned with segmental arches made of gauged brick. The pointed roof is detailed with modillion eaves. Inside, the walls are lined from floor to ceiling with nesting boxes.
Local climate
Dovecote Approximately 75 Metres to East of Reighton Hall receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 62% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 12 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 89% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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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