Dovecot, Huntly Lodge Farm is a Grade B listed building in the Aberdeenshire local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 16 April 1971. 1 related planning application.
Dovecot, Huntly Lodge Farm
- WRENN ID
- proud-forge-dust
- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- Aberdeenshire
- Constituency
- Gordon and Buchan MP: Harriet Cross (Con)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 16 April 1971
- OS grid reference
- NJ 532 415
- Coordinates
- 57.46174, -2.78039
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
The dovecot, likely dating to around 1752, is of unusual interest due to its circular form. It is constructed primarily of boulder, with red sandstone dressings closely spaced throughout. The joints are held together with numerous nails, which are tapered and sharply intaken at two rat courses. The structure is capped by a conical slated roof that is truncated by an oculus (circular opening). Stone and slate boxes are incorporated into the roof. Within the dovecot, remnants of woodwork, including a ladder, are present, potentially relating to a former potence (a device for raising and lowering pigeons). It originally served as part of Huntly Lodge Farm, which was built in the 1752-1757 period but has undergone alterations since.
Local climate
Dovecot, Huntly Lodge Farm 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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