Dovecot, Dovecot Brae, Tranent is a Grade B listed building in the East Lothian local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 5 February 1971. Dovecot.

Dovecot, Dovecot Brae, Tranent

WRENN ID
buried-shingle-pearl
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 402 734
Coordinates
55.95011, -2.95806
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The Dovecot at Dovecot Brae in Tranent, formerly dated to 1587, is a partially restored lectern dovecot located by the church outside the graveyard walls to the north. It is constructed of sandstone rubble with roughly squared dressings and features iron tie-bands. The north wall stands 30 feet high. There is a door to the south, which has been reduced in height due to the level of the ground and includes a relieving arch; above the door is a square panel that was once inscribed with the date but is now much weathered. The dovecot has a row of flight-holes at the mid-point of the roof pitch, which is covered with grey slates and has crowsteps. Originally, the interior contained 1,090 nesting boxes.

Local climate

Dovecot, Dovecot Brae, Tranent 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 55% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 62% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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