The Dovecot, 30 Metres North East of Godminster Manor is a Grade II* listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 March 1961. A Post-Medieval Dovecot.
The Dovecot, 30 Metres North East of Godminster Manor
- WRENN ID
- lone-foundation-magpie
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 March 1961
- Type
- Dovecot
- Period
- Post-Medieval
- OS grid reference
- ST 684 330
- Coordinates
- 51.09569, -2.45252
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Dovecot, located 30 metres northeast of Godminster Manor, is a dovecot that likely dates back to the 17th century. It is constructed from local stone rubble with Cary ashlar dressings and features stone slate roofs with plain gables. The structure is approximately 6 metres square in plan. The south wall has a plain boarded door set in a heavy frame beneath a timber lintel, with a block sundial positioned above it. Each gable has 3-light ovolo mould mullioned windows with labels, found in the south and west gables. Above these windows, there is timber weatherboard cladding on the upstands, which includes apertures for birds in additional gablets on all sides. The interior corners are splayed, providing accommodation for around 840 birds in 20 layers. Overall, it is a sophisticated building.
Local climate
The Dovecot, 30 Metres North East of Godminster Manor receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 65% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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