Dovecot, Careston is a Grade B listed building in the Angus local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 11 June 1971. Doocot.
Dovecot, Careston
- WRENN ID
- stubborn-brick-thistle
- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- Angus
- Constituency
- Angus and Perthshire Glens MP: Dave Doogan (SNP)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 11 June 1971
- Type
- Doocot
- OS grid reference
- NO 533 600
- Coordinates
- 56.73002, -2.76454
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
The Dovecot at Careston is a rectangular lean-to structure, featuring a double chamber design. It is constructed from harled rubble and has a slate roof. The building has crowstepped flanks and includes a lintel that is dated 1672. It is situated within an artificial moat.
Local climate
Dovecot, Careston sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,000 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 57% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 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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