Dovecote About 20 Metres South of Halswell House is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 July 1950. Dovecote.

Dovecote About 20 Metres South of Halswell House

WRENN ID
lone-groin-wren
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Bridgwater MP: Sir Ashley Fox (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
28 July 1950
Type
Dovecote
OS grid reference
ST 253 337
Coordinates
51.09787, -3.06699
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This dovecote, located about 20 meters south of Halswell House, dates from the 17th century. It is constructed of rubble with some roughcast and features an ogival slate roof. At the apex, there is an open turret with an arcade of turned balusters and a zinc cupola. The east side has a small door opening. Inside, the dovecote is completely lined with nesting holes for birds.

Local climate

Dovecote About 20 Metres South of Halswell House receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 73% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 24 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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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