Dovecot, Holm Farm, Thornliebank is a Grade B listed building in the East Renfrewshire local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 10 June 1971. Dovecot.

Dovecot, Holm Farm, Thornliebank

WRENN ID
fossil-plinth-crimson
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
East Renfrewshire
Constituency
East Renfrewshire MP: Blair McDougall (Lab)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
10 June 1971
Type
Dovecot
OS grid reference
NS 545 577
Coordinates
55.79147, -4.32122
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

This is a circular dovecot at Holm Farm in Thornliebank, built from rubble and covered with a slate roof. It features eight pigeon holes arranged with a ledge and is possibly from the 17th century.

Local climate

Dovecot, Holm Farm, Thornliebank sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,250 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 93% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 84% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 51 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 92% of listed buildings. Of these, 28 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.2°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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