Dovecot, Glenmillan House is a Grade C listed building in the Aberdeenshire local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 25 November 1980.

Dovecot, Glenmillan House

WRENN ID
peeling-cloister-acorn
Grade
C
Local Planning Authority
Aberdeenshire
Constituency
West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine MP: Andrew Bowie (Con)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
25 November 1980
OS grid reference
NJ 594 053
Coordinates
57.13767, -2.67115
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

This is a dovecot, likely dating to the 19th century. It is circular and constructed of rubble with a conical roof. The roof features a dentilled cornice and a rat course. The dovecot originally contained wooden nesting boxes, although these have since been removed.

Local climate

Dovecot, Glenmillan House 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 94% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 65 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 43 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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