Dovecot, West Pitkierie is a Grade A listed building in the Fife local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 29 September 1980.

Dovecot, West Pitkierie

WRENN ID
frozen-wall-curlew
Grade
A
Local Planning Authority
Fife
Constituency
North East Fife MP: Wendy Chamberlain (LD)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
29 September 1980
OS grid reference
NO 555 055
Coordinates
56.24037, -2.71939
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The dovecot, dated to the later 18th century, is a two-storey, octagonal structure with concave sides. It is built of harled rubble with an ashlar plinth and a bandcourse separating the ground and first floors. A cornice and blocking course are present, topped with capped ball finials at each angle. A door is located at ground level, and an oculus with keyblocks sits above the door and at the upper floor level. The statutory address is West Pitkierie Dovecot.

Local climate

Dovecot, West Pitkierie receives an average of 890 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 62% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 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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