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

Dovecot, Scotscraig

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 445 282
Coordinates
56.44326, -2.90052
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The Dovecot at Scotscraig is an 18th-century building. It is a rectangular, single-compartment structure made of rubble, featuring straight skews and a rat course that steps at the gable. The roof is slated and includes a swept entrance.

Local climate

Dovecot, Scotscraig receives an average of 910 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 59% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 80% 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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