Auchanachie Castle Doocot is a Grade B listed building in the Aberdeenshire local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 24 November 1972. Dovecote.

Auchanachie Castle Doocot

WRENN ID
nether-entrance-stoat
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Aberdeenshire
Constituency
Gordon and Buchan MP: Harriet Cross (Con)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
24 November 1972
Type
Dovecote
OS grid reference
NJ 498 468
Coordinates
57.50917, -2.83852
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

Auchanachie Castle Doocot is an 18th-century structure featuring nests. It has a circular shape and a conical roof covered with modern slates. The exterior is harled and includes string coursing.

Local climate

Auchanachie Castle Doocot receives an average of 940 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 99% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 45 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 33 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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