Dovecot, Milton Of Murtle is a Grade C listed building in the Aberdeen City local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 26 January 1981. Doocot.

Dovecot, Milton Of Murtle

WRENN ID
quiet-roof-moth
Grade
C
Local Planning Authority
Aberdeen City
Constituency
Aberdeen South MP: Douglas Lumsden (Con)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
26 January 1981
Type
Doocot
OS grid reference
NJ 872 020
Coordinates
57.10914, -2.21185
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

Also on this page: flood risk · radon risk · weather exposure · detailed attributes ↓

Description

The dovecot at Milton of Murtle is likely from the late 18th century. It has a unique pear-shaped plan and is constructed from boulder rubble with brick. The roof over the court is made of asbestos and was added in 1970.

Local climate

Dovecot, Milton Of Murtle 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 75% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 15 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 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.

More on this building

Sign in or create a free account to unlock:

  • No EPC on record for this property
  • No sale records on file
  • No related consent applications matched
  • Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
  • Flood risk assessment
  • Radon risk assessment
  • Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
Create free account

Matched applications, energy data and sale records are assembled automatically and may contain errors. Flag incorrect data.

Similar buildings

The closest matches to this building from all 493,000 UK listed buildings, by architecture, period and materials.

See all similar buildings →

this building   1 similar   nearby listed buildings

Nearby listed buildings

  1. Milton Of Murtle Grade C 32 m
  2. Mill Of Murtle, Aberdeen Grade C 39 m
  3. Mill, Murtle House, Aberdeen Grade C 301 m
  4. Murtle Cottage, 153 North Deeside Road, Bieldside, Aberdeen Grade B 329 m
  5. Murtle House, Aberdeen Grade B 599 m
  6. Murtle Den House Grade B 787 m
  7. St Devenick's Episcopal Church And Rectory, North Deeside Road, Cults, Bieldside, Aberdeen Grade B 1.0 km
  8. Boundary Marker 16, Dalmuinzie Farm, Aberdeen Grade B 1.1 km
  9. Boundary Marker 15, Bailliewells Farm, Aberdeen Grade B 1.1 km
  10. Boundary Marker 17, Bailliewells Farm, Aberdeen Grade B 1.2 km