Dovecot, Findrassie House is a Grade B listed building in the Moray local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 26 January 1971. Dovecot.

Dovecot, Findrassie House

WRENN ID
peeling-footing-hyssop
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Moray
Constituency
Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey MP: Graham Leadbitter (SNP)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
26 January 1971
Type
Dovecot
OS grid reference
NJ 193 653
Coordinates
57.67051, -3.35417
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The Dovecot at Findrassie House dates from 1631 and is designed as a lectern dovecot. It is constructed from harled pointed rubble with ashlar dressings. The south elevation features a low central door with chamfered margins and a small barred aperture above it. A rat course at the rear extends a short distance along the sides. The structure has crowsteps and a slate roof, which is in poor condition. Inside, there are approximately 470 stone nesting boxes lining all four walls.

Local climate

Dovecot, Findrassie House receives an average of 960 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 74% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 56% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 11 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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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