Drumfad Dovecot is a Grade A listed building in the South Ayrshire local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 14 April 1971.
Drumfad Dovecot
- WRENN ID
- unlit-keep-heath
- Grade
- A
- Local Planning Authority
- South Ayrshire
- Constituency
- Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock MP: Elaine Stewart (Lab)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 14 April 1971
- OS grid reference
- NS 361 080
- Coordinates
- 55.33908, -4.58543
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
The Drumfad Dovecot is a cylindrical dovecot dating to 1762. It is constructed of large, randomly sized granite blocks with flint infilling in rough courses. The lower stage features a vaulted interior. The building is now roofless. A lintel above the doorway is inscribed with the date 1762.
Local climate
Drumfad Dovecot sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,480 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 97% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 67% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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