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

Dovecot, Creich Castle

WRENN ID
western-shingle-harvest
Grade
A
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 327 212
Coordinates
56.37909, -3.08978
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The Dovecot at Creich Castle, dated 1723, is a rectangular two-chamber lean-to structure made of harled rubble. It features crowstepped flanks with two step rat courses and has twin raised entrances. The roof is slated and includes swept dormer entrances, which have interesting details on the dormer entrance and ledge.

Local climate

Dovecot, Creich Castle receives an average of 890 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 94% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 48 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 25 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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