Dovecote is a Grade II listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 January 1988. Dovecote.
Dovecote
- WRENN ID
- old-pewter-wax
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Richmond and Northallerton MP: Rishi Sunak (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 January 1988
- Type
- Dovecote
- Address
- Dovecote, Silver Street, Barton
- OS grid reference
- NZ 230 088
- Coordinates
- 54.47462, -1.64555
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The dovecote, dating from the late 17th century to early 18th century, is a small structure that was once part of a now-demolished building. It is constructed of ashlar sandstone and features a 20th-century clay interlocking tile roof. The dovecote is 1 and a half storeys tall and includes quoins. On the east side, there is a square-headed doorway with an internal rebate, bird-holes, and perching ledges above, along with copings. The west side has a slit vent. Inside, there is a blocked doorway on the north side and nesting boxes at the upper level on the west side.
Local climate
Dovecote receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 84% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 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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