Dovecot, Luffness House is a Grade A listed building in the East Lothian local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 5 February 1971.

Dovecot, Luffness House

WRENN ID
third-fireplace-bramble
Grade
A
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 475 804
Coordinates
56.01429, -2.84251
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

This is a late 16th century beehive dovecot, situated within the grounds of Luffness House. The dovecot is 18 feet high and constructed of random rubble with ashlar courses. It is topped with a cornice featuring billet moulding. A doorway is located on the east side, and the domed roof has a central circular lantern with eight holes, designed for bird flight.

Inside, a central potence ladder provides access, and the walls are lined with 500 nesting boxes. Recent research, provided by the owner, suggests a possible earlier date of around 1420. The dovecot is a significant feature within the wider landscape and is grouped with the Gardener’s House, Water Tower, and Walled Garden.

Local climate

Dovecot, Luffness House receives an average of 950 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 66% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 14 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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