Dovecot, Mains Of Newtongarry is a Grade B listed building in the Aberdeenshire local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 16 April 1971. Dovecot.
Dovecot, Mains Of Newtongarry
- WRENN ID
- stark-gallery-clover
- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- Aberdeenshire
- Constituency
- Gordon and Buchan MP: Harriet Cross (Con)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 16 April 1971
- Type
- Dovecot
- OS grid reference
- NJ 573 393
- Coordinates
- 57.44213, -2.71154
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
The Dovecot at Mains Of Newtongarry is likely from the mid 18th century. It has a large, square plan and is constructed from rubble. The building features a pyramid roof with a louvre and a rat course. There are slate boxes present, and the entrance has been enlarged but is in poor condition with significant cracking.
Local climate
Dovecot, Mains Of Newtongarry receives an average of 910 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 69% 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 56 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 96% of listed buildings. Of these, 40 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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