Dovecot, Linnhous is a Grade B listed building in the West Lothian local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 22 January 1971. Dovecote.
Dovecot, Linnhous
- WRENN ID
- forgotten-copper-candle
- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- West Lothian
- Constituency
- Livingston MP: Gregor Poynton (Lab)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 22 January 1971
- Type
- Dovecote
- OS grid reference
- NT 061 631
- Coordinates
- 55.85195, -3.50128
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
The Dovecot at Linnhous is an oblong structure built in the early 18th century. It is made of rubble and features a corbie-stepped design with a lean-to roof. There are two circular openings with landing ledges positioned above the doors. A string course creates an additional ledge beneath 12 flight holes. Inside, the dovecot contains two chambers and accommodates a total of 768 nest holes.
Local climate
Dovecot, Linnhous sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,010 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 61% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 52 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 93% of listed buildings. Of these, 31 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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