Dovecote is a Grade II* listed building in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 14 May 1970. Dovecote.
Dovecote
- WRENN ID
- proud-pillar-azure
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Pembrokeshire Coast National Park
- Constituency
- Mid and South Pembrokeshire MP: Henry Tufnell (Lab)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 14 May 1970
- Type
- Dovecote
- Address
- Dovecote, Angle
- OS grid reference
- SM 866 030
- Coordinates
- 51.68579, -5.08853
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
The building is a dovecote, constructed from sandstone rubble masonry that is slightly battered at the base. The masonry technique is a simpler version of that used in the Old Rectory, incorporating small stones to create the course sizes. The corbelled dome is nearly intact, featuring projecting drip-courses at both the base and halfway up the dome. The eye at the apex, which measured about 0.3 meters in diameter in 1920, has since broken away to form a larger opening. The entrance doorway, facing southeast, was originally approximately 0.9 meters wide and 1.5 meters high, but the masonry on its left side was damaged early this century when the building was repurposed as an animal shelter. It includes a stone lintel and a relieving arch.
The walls contain numerous flight holes that penetrate horizontally and appear to be original, aligning with the positions of the nest boxes, although some are blocked. Similar features can be found in Cornwall, but they are not commonly seen in Wales.
Inside, there are 14 rows of 30 stone-built nest boxes, with no potence present. Alighting shelves are located at every third row of holes.
Local climate
Dovecote sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,120 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 88% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 98% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 1 freeze-thaw cycle a year, fewer than 99% of listed buildings. 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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