Dovecot, Balmuir House, Balmuir is a Grade B listed building in the Angus local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 11 June 1971. Dovecot. 3 related planning applications.

Dovecot, Balmuir House, Balmuir

WRENN ID
drifting-doorway-sable
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Angus
Constituency
Angus and Perthshire Glens MP: Dave Doogan (SNP)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
11 June 1971
Type
Dovecot
Address
Dovecot, Balmuir House, Balmuir, DD3 0PA
OS grid reference
NO 401 345
Coordinates
56.49929, -2.97372
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The dovecot at Balmuir House dates from the earlier 18th century and features a rectangular plan in a lectern style. It is constructed of rubble masonry with large, irregular pink sandstone quoins and has a corrugated metal roof. The side elevations include a rat course that is stepped, and the flat coped skews have moulded skew ends.

On the southeast elevation, there is a doorway located at the center, framed by pink sandstone margined quoins and door pins. Asymmetrically placed at the eaves is a flight hole with the remains of a perch shelf.

Inside, the dovecot contains stone nesting boxes and consists of a single chamber.

Local climate

Dovecot, Balmuir House, Balmuir 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 82% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 53 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 94% of listed buildings. Of these, 28 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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