Dovecote About 50 Metres West of the Priory is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 April 1961. Dovecote.
Dovecote About 50 Metres West of the Priory
- WRENN ID
- rusted-forge-martin
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 April 1961
- Type
- Dovecote
- OS grid reference
- ST 472 174
- Coordinates
- 50.95385, -2.75172
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This dovecote, located about 50 metres west of The Priory, is possibly from the 14th century. It is constructed from cut and squared Ham stone with ashlar dressings and is currently roofless. The dovecote has a circular plan and features four buttresses that rise almost to full height. There is a small moulded pointed-arched doorway on the north side, set low to the ground. Inside, there are 12 tiers of resting boxes, with approximately 43 boxes per tier. A small square window is positioned high on the south side. This structure is part of a medieval complex of significant historical importance and complements the setting of The Priory.
Local climate
Dovecote About 50 Metres West of the Priory receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 60% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 62% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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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