Dovecot, Humbie is a Grade C listed building in the East Lothian local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 5 February 1971.
Dovecot, Humbie
- WRENN ID
- hidden-bastion-sable
- Grade
- C
- Local Planning Authority
- East Lothian
- Constituency
- Lothian East MP: Mr Douglas Alexander (Lab)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 5 February 1971
- OS grid reference
- NT 460 637
- Coordinates
- 55.86402, -2.86277
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
This is an 18th-century dovecot, later converted in 1971 as a residence by Morris and Steedman. It is situated adjacent to the walled garden of the manse to the north. The dovecot is constructed of pink sandstone rubble with broadly droved ashlar dressings, incorporating concrete repairs. The original doorway in the centre of the south elevation has been blocked and replaced with a large semi-circular window inserted in 1971. A taller doorway has been added to the left of the original position. A rat course is visible on the remaining sides, and square windows have been altered or inserted. A further large, modern doorway has been added to the north side. The roof features ashlar coped skews, and the north wall has been raised at the centre, currently supporting a flue.
Historically, the dovecot was apparently built to increase the stipend of the local minister and to provide funds for the poor. The dovecot is situated near the church.
Local climate
Dovecot, Humbie 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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