Dovecot, Dougalston House, Milngavie is a Grade B listed building in the East Dunbartonshire local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 14 May 1971. Dovecot.

Dovecot, Dougalston House, Milngavie

WRENN ID
blind-tallow-honey
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
East Dunbartonshire
Constituency
Mid Dunbartonshire MP: Susan Murray (LD)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
14 May 1971
Type
Dovecot
OS grid reference
NS 562 745
Coordinates
55.94214, -4.30305
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The dovecot at Dougalston House in Milngavie is a single-chambered structure with a hexagonal shape, constructed from grey sandstone. The base consists of heavy ashlar blocks that sit on a plinth made of rubble stone. It features recessed round-arched panels with square panels above them. The dovecot is topped with a low parapet and a cornice that has modillions.

Local climate

Dovecot, Dougalston House, Milngavie sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,290 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 94% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 83% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 56 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 32 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.2°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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