The Doocot, 10 The Doocot, Coll Earn Castle Estate is a Grade B listed building in the Perth and Kinross local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 14 December 1987. Dovecot.

The Doocot, 10 The Doocot, Coll Earn Castle Estate

WRENN ID
pitched-cobble-lake
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Perth and Kinross
Constituency
Stirling and Strathallan MP: Chris Kane (Lab)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
14 December 1987
Type
Dovecot
OS grid reference
NN 947 131
Coordinates
56.29897, -3.70198
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The Doocot, located at 10 The Doocot on the Coll Earn Castle Estate, is a cylindrical dovecot likely designed by William Leiper and dated 1874. It is constructed from rubble with ashlar dressings. The structure features a door with inset sculptural panels facing four directions, including a sundial on the southwest side. The north side has flight-holes above the panel, which is adorned with an inscribed lintel and carved blocks on either side. The moulded eaves enhance its architectural detail. The slated roof is topped with a single decorative lucarne and a tall weathervane finial.

Local climate

The Doocot, 10 The Doocot, Coll Earn Castle Estate sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,120 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 88% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 72% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 69 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 41 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.2°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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