Dovecot, Vantage Farm is a Grade B listed building in the Fife local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 15 August 1984. Dovecot. 6 related planning applications.
Dovecot, Vantage Farm
- WRENN ID
- sharp-rubble-thrush
- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- Fife
- Constituency
- Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy MP: Melanie Ward (Lab)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 15 August 1984
- Type
- Dovecot
- OS grid reference
- NT 150 855
- Coordinates
- 56.05525, -3.36562
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
The dovecot at Vantage Farm dates from the earlier to mid-19th century, possibly built around the same time as the granary. It is an octagonal, two-stage structure featuring stugged coursers and polished dressings. There are entrances on the south-facing side at both the ground level and the first floor. The eaves are deeply bracketed, and the roof is slate, topped with a central octagonal cupola that has flight holes, leading to a steep, facetted slate roof. The dovecot is integrated into a single-storey range that has undergone significant alterations, although this range is not included in the listing.
Local climate
Dovecot, Vantage Farm 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 lower than that of 60% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 78% 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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- Related listed building consents — 6 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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