Dovecot, Grange is a Grade B listed building in the Fife local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 8 August 1973. Doocot.

Dovecot, Grange

WRENN ID
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Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Fife
Constituency
North East Fife MP: Wendy Chamberlain (LD)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
8 August 1973
Type
Doocot
OS grid reference
NO 359 229
Coordinates
56.39402, -3.0389
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The Dovecot at Grange is a late 17th century structure. It is a rectangular single chamber lean-to measuring 20 feet 5 inches by 21 feet. The building is constructed from rubble, with some harling still visible. It features crow-stepped flanks and a stepped rat course. The door is placed eccentrically. Although the roof is missing, the structure remains largely intact.

Local climate

Dovecot, Grange receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 85% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 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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