Dovecot, Kinnairdy Castle is a Grade B listed building in the Aberdeenshire local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 15 February 1982. Dovecot.
Dovecot, Kinnairdy Castle
- WRENN ID
- dim-alcove-ivory
- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- Aberdeenshire
- Constituency
- Aberdeenshire North and Moray East MP: Seamus Logan (SNP)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 15 February 1982
- Type
- Dovecot
- OS grid reference
- NJ 608 497
- Coordinates
- 57.53626, -2.65513
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
The dovecot at Kinnairdy Castle dates back to the 17th century and was restored around 1985. It features a square plan and consists of two stages, situated on sloping ground to the southwest of the castle. The structure is built of rubble with ashlar dressings, and there is an alighting course that divides the two stages. A door is located on the south side, with a window and flight holes positioned above it. The roof is covered with grey slates and has a renewed pyramidal shape, complete with swept eaves and a ball finial.
Adjacent to the dovecot are the remains of a contemporary walled garden, which consists of ruinous rubble walls enclosing a small area.
Local climate
Dovecot, Kinnairdy Castle receives an average of 920 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 70% 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 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 31 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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