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

Dovecot, Gartshore House

WRENN ID
lapsed-obsidian-bramble
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
East Dunbartonshire
Constituency
Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch MP: Katrina Murray (Lab)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
14 May 1971
Type
Dovecot
OS grid reference
NS 692 737
Coordinates
55.93904, -4.09495
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The Dovecot at Gartshore House is a cylindrical structure featuring moulded stone eaves and a Victorian conical slate roof, which is topped by a weathervane. Although it dates back to the 18th century, it was likely reconstructed when the mansion was rebuilt in the late 19th century.

Local climate

Dovecot, Gartshore House sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,200 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 78% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 59 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 98% of listed buildings. Of these, 34 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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