Dovecot, Strathenry House is a Grade B listed building in the Fife local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 24 November 1972. Dovecot.
Dovecot, Strathenry House
- WRENN ID
- south-pilaster-moon
- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- Fife
- Constituency
- Glenrothes and Mid Fife MP: Richard Baker (Lab)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 24 November 1972
- Type
- Dovecot
- OS grid reference
- NO 226 020
- Coordinates
- 56.20451, -3.24903
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
The dovecot at Strathenry House dates back to the 17th century. It is a single chamber structure with a lean-to design and a rectangular plan. The walls are made of random rubble, featuring ashlar quoins and crowsteps. There is a central door on the south side, and the roof is slated. Inside, the dovecot is lined with stone nesting boxes.
Local climate
Dovecot, Strathenry House 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 70% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 23 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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