Dovecot, Dalvey House is a Grade B listed building in the Moray local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 26 January 1971. Dovecot.
Dovecot, Dalvey House
- WRENN ID
- vacant-bracket-tarn
- 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 003 587
- Coordinates
- 57.60752, -3.66935
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
The Dovecot at Dalvey House is a tall square structure dating from the 17th century, featuring rubble with ashlar dressings. It has a narrow entrance located in the center of the south elevation, which is framed by chamfered jambs. A rat course encircles the building, with an additional course across the east and west gables. The dovecot is adorned with crowsteps and has two small swept dormer flightholes on the south side. The roof is made of later West Highland slate. Notably, a coat of arms has been re-set in the west gable. Inside, there are 889 stone nesting boxes.
Local climate
Dovecot, Dalvey House receives an average of 950 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 73% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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