Dovecote and barn at Penmon Priory is a Grade II* listed building in the Isle of Anglesey local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 17 July 2002. Dovecote.

Dovecote and barn at Penmon Priory

WRENN ID
hallowed-spire-myrtle
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Isle of Anglesey
Constituency
Ynys Môn MP: Llinos Medi (PC)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
17 July 2002
Type
Dovecote
Address
Dovecote and barn at Penmon Priory, Llangoed
OS grid reference
SH 631 807
Coordinates
53.30568, -4.05578
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The dovecote and barn at Penmon Priory are notable structures built from roughly coursed rubble masonry. The dovecote is square in shape and features a corbelled stone roof dome topped with a hexagonal lantern, which is supported by six moulded piers. Below the eaves, there is a plain square string. The dovecote has a square-headed doorway that opens to the road to the north, along with a small square opening above and corresponding openings in the south and west walls.

The adjoining barn is currently roofless and has wide opposing segmentally arched doors with voussoir heads, as well as flanking ventilation slits. Inside the dovecote, the walls are lined with nesting holes, and there is a circular tower with steps in the center.

Local climate

Dovecote and barn at Penmon Priory sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,210 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 90% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 67% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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