Dovecot, Whiteside, Monkton is a Grade A listed building in the South Ayrshire local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 14 April 1971. Windmill.

Dovecot, Whiteside, Monkton

WRENN ID
buried-iron-onyx
Grade
A
Local Planning Authority
South Ayrshire
Constituency
Central Ayrshire MP: Alan Gemmell (Lab)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
14 April 1971
Type
Windmill
OS grid reference
NS 362 280
Coordinates
55.51863, -4.59584
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

This is a 17th century tower-vaulted windmill that stands 6.9 meters high and has a diameter of 5 meters. It was converted into a dovecot in the 18th century, during which a conical slated roof was added, along with a slot for a potence and fireclay nesting boxes. The structure features two doorways, one of which is blocked. The vault inside is unusually complete.

Local climate

Dovecot, Whiteside, Monkton sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,520 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 99% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 17 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 83% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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