Dovecot In Churchyard, Dysart Parish Church, West Port, Dysart is a Grade B listed building in the Fife local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 28 January 1971. Dovecot.

Dovecot In Churchyard, Dysart Parish Church, West Port, Dysart

WRENN ID
fossil-slate-shade
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Fife
Constituency
Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy MP: Melanie Ward (Lab)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
28 January 1971
Type
Dovecot
OS grid reference
NT 301 931
Coordinates
56.12564, -3.12518
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The dovecot in the churchyard of Dysart Parish Church dates back to the 17th century. It features a crowstepped lectern design and is constructed from rubble. The structure is roofless and has a rectangular plan, consisting of a single compartment that contains 718 stone nesting boxes. There is an entrance on the southeast side, and a rat course or alighting ledge is located on the northwest side.

Local climate

Dovecot In Churchyard, Dysart Parish Church, West Port, Dysart 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 62% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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