Dovecots, Fountainhall is a Grade B listed building in the East Lothian local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 5 February 1971. Dovecot.
Dovecots, Fountainhall
- WRENN ID
- vacant-lintel-dawn
- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- East Lothian
- Constituency
- Lothian East MP: Mr Douglas Alexander (Lab)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 5 February 1971
- Type
- Dovecot
- OS grid reference
- NT 426 676
- Coordinates
- 55.89853, -2.91796
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
The dovecots at Fountainhall date back to the earlier 17th century, with a mirrored partner built in the 18th century. They are constructed from cream sandstone rubble and are currently in poor condition. The original dovecot to the east once contained 500 nesting boxes and features crowstepped sides with ashlar coping on the taller south wall. However, it is now roofless and missing its low wall and nesting boxes. The later partner is in a more ruinous state. A pantiled pitch roof connects the two dovecots, functioning as a cartshed supported by a timber column.
Local climate
Dovecots, Fountainhall receives an average of 940 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 50% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 53% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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