Dovecot, Netherdale Home Farm is a Grade C listed building in the Aberdeenshire local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 22 February 1972. Dovecot.

Dovecot, Netherdale Home Farm

WRENN ID
quartered-corbel-linden
Grade
C
Local Planning Authority
Aberdeenshire
Constituency
Aberdeenshire North and Moray East MP: Seamus Logan (SNP)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
22 February 1972
Type
Dovecot
OS grid reference
NJ 649 488
Coordinates
57.52839, -2.58716
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The dovecot at Netherdale Home Farm dates back to 1774 and is a cylindrical structure with two stages. It is built from squared and pinned rubble, featuring granite ashlar dressings and an encircling alighting course. There is a door on the east side, with a marriage stone to the left dated 1774, displaying the initials J I and H G. A small opening is located on the south side, and there is a semi-circular flight-hole with voussoirs above on the west side. The dovecot is currently roofless.

Inside, there are no nests remaining, but a potence base is present at the center.

Local climate

Dovecot, Netherdale Home Farm receives an average of 910 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 68% 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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