Dovecote at Nanteos is a Grade II listed building in the Ceredigion local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 24 February 2004. Dovecote.

Dovecote at Nanteos

WRENN ID
lapsed-rafter-winter
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Ceredigion
Constituency
Ceredigion Preseli MP: Ben Lake (PC)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
24 February 2004
Type
Dovecote
Address
Dovecote at Nanteos, Rhydyfelin, Aberystwyth, Llanfarian
OS grid reference
SN 620 786
Coordinates
52.38858, -4.02875
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The dovecote at Nanteos is a circular pigeon roost tower constructed from coursed rubble. It was originally topped with a domed slate roof that has since collapsed. The structure stands two storeys high and features an opening to the east, which was formerly a door, framed by brick voussoirs with a flat head. Above this, there is a flat-headed opening that likely had a brick head, although this has been lost. Inside, the dovecote is lined with brick and includes bands of square dove-holes positioned above projecting shelves, which are also made of red brick.

Local climate

Dovecote at Nanteos sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,290 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 94% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 91% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 61% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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