Dovecot, Newhailes, Musselburgh is a Grade B listed building in the East Lothian local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 19 April 1961. Dovecot.

Dovecot, Newhailes, Musselburgh

WRENN ID
sharp-cinder-poplar
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
East Lothian
Constituency
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh MP: Chris Murray (Lab)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
19 April 1961
Type
Dovecot
Address
Dovecot, Newhailes, Musselburgh, EH21 6RY
OS grid reference
NT 325 724
Coordinates
55.94022, -3.08168
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The Dovecot at Newhailes in Musselburgh is an earlier to mid 18th century, two-storey lectern dovecot. It is constructed of sandstone rubble with harl-pointing and ashlar dressings, featuring a rat course. There is a door on the south side with a fanlight above, and three bull's-eye flight-holes in the upper storey. The sides are blank and have three-stepped skews. Originally, there was a gabled dormer with flight-holes at the centre of the roof, which has since disappeared. The roof is covered with grey slate and is in a ruinous condition. Inside, there are nesting boxes lining the walls.

Local climate

Dovecot, Newhailes, Musselburgh receives an average of 960 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 74% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 52% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 74% of listed buildings. Of these, 23 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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