Dovecot, Old Broadmeadows, Yarrowford is a Grade C listed building in the Scottish Borders local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 23 June 2003. Dovecot.
Dovecot, Old Broadmeadows, Yarrowford
- WRENN ID
- worn-jamb-bistre
- Grade
- C
- Local Planning Authority
- Scottish Borders
- Constituency
- Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk MP: John Lamont (Con)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 23 June 2003
- Type
- Dovecot
- OS grid reference
- NT 415 303
- Coordinates
- 55.56293, -2.92814
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
The building is an 18th century roofless lectern dovecot with a small rectangular plan. It is constructed of random rubble, with some areas harled, and features squared rubble quoins. There is an alighting ledge or rat course, and a doorway located on the south side. Inside, there are stone nesting boxes.
Local climate
Dovecot, Old Broadmeadows, Yarrowford sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 980 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 78% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 55% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 58 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 97% of listed buildings. Of these, 36 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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