Dovecot, Dewars Mill is a Grade B listed building in the Fife local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 17 October 1973. Doocot.

Dovecot, Dewars Mill

WRENN ID
over-brick-spring
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Fife
Constituency
North East Fife MP: Wendy Chamberlain (LD)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
17 October 1973
Type
Doocot
OS grid reference
NO 479 158
Coordinates
56.3317, -2.84354
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The Dovecot at Dewars Mill dates from 1754, as indicated by the date on the lintel. It is a rectangular, lean-to structure built from rubble, featuring crow-stepped flanks. The roof is slated and includes scroll dormer entries.

Local climate

Dovecot, Dewars Mill receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 52% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 24 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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