Dovecot, Biel House is a Grade B listed building in the East Lothian local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 5 February 1971. Dovecot.
Dovecot, Biel House
- WRENN ID
- noble-brick-elm
- 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 638 758
- Coordinates
- 55.97404, -2.58082
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
The Dovecot at Biel House is an early 18th-century double lectern dovecot that is partially in disrepair as of 1988. It is constructed from red sandstone rubble, featuring squared dressings. The south elevation has two low doors, each with relieving stones above the lintels and an oculus flight hole. There is a rat course above and at the eaves level. The east and west elevations have ashlar coped crowstepped gables. The roof is covered with grey slate on the western half of the dovecot, which includes a row of flight holes at the midpoint.
Inside, the dovecot is lined with nesting boxes and includes a potence and ladders, although the interior was not seen in 1988.
Local climate
Dovecot, Biel House receives an average of 900 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 67% 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 11 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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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