Dovecot, Camis Eskam is a Grade B listed building in the Argyll and Bute local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 14 May 1971. Dovecot.
Dovecot, Camis Eskam
- WRENN ID
- lesser-thatch-evening
- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- Argyll and Bute
- Constituency
- Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber MP: Brendan O'Hara (SNP)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 14 May 1971
- Type
- Dovecot
- OS grid reference
- NS 320 812
- Coordinates
- 55.99484, -4.6945
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
The dovecot at Camis Eskam dates from the late 18th to early 19th century and features a two-stage, octagonal-plan design without a roof, located to the south of the house. It is constructed of rubble with ashlar margins and dressings, and includes a cavetto cornice and a round-headed arcaded parapet. A band course separates the two stages. The north elevation has a door at ground level, with a tall round-headed window above it that features a keystone and impost blocks. There is also a tall round-headed window on the upper stage of the south side. Inside, the dovecot contains stone nesting boxes.
Local climate
Dovecot, Camis Eskam sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,620 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 91% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 52 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 93% of listed buildings. Of these, 30 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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