Dovecote, Kirtleton House is a Grade B listed building in the Dumfries and Galloway local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 4 October 1988. 1 related planning application.
Dovecote, Kirtleton House
- WRENN ID
- other-screen-cream
- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Constituency
- Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale MP: David Mundell (Con)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 4 October 1988
- Address
- Dovecote, Kirtleton House, DG11 3HD
- OS grid reference
- NY 269 801
- Coordinates
- 55.11051, -3.14718
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
Kirtleton House and Outbuildings, dated 1759 on the pend keystone, were originally stables and are now used for agricultural purposes. The structure consists of two adjoining parallel two-storey ranges arranged in a double-pile layout, featuring twin-gabled north and south elevations. A high screen wall connects the southeast corner to a square-plan dovecot with a pyramidal roof located to the south. The buildings are constructed from rubble with ashlar dressings and have slated roofs.
The stables have a symmetrical five-bay west elevation, with segmental-arched openings that include pilastered jambs and keystones, and a central pend. The ground floor windows have been heightened, and coiled halter rings are present on the west wall. The rear (east) range has a roof that sweeps down to a single storey, with a tall central gabled opening that breaks through the eaves level.
The dovecot has been converted into a garage in the 20th century, featuring a large opening on the south wall and a hatch entry to the dovecot above. There is a blocked archway on the east wall and a weathervane finial. Inside, stone nesting boxes are present.
Local climate
Dovecote, Kirtleton House sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,140 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 89% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 80% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 54 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 95% 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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