Dovecote in field to NW of Priory Farmhouse is a Grade II* listed building in the Pembrokeshire local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 14 July 1981. Dovecote.

Dovecote in field to NW of Priory Farmhouse

WRENN ID
riven-flint-ochre
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Pembrokeshire
Constituency
Mid and South Pembrokeshire MP: Henry Tufnell (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
14 July 1981
Type
Dovecote
Address
Dovecote in field to NW of Priory Farmhouse, Monkton, Pembroke
OS grid reference
SM 976 017
Coordinates
51.67802, -4.9282
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The dovecote, located in a field to the northwest of Priory Farmhouse, is a large cylindrical structure made of rubble stone, with remnants of roughcast. It features put-log holes and tall openings on the north and south sides, although the lintels are missing, and the northern opening has been broken open to the top of the wall. There is a low segmental-pointed door on the east side, which is constructed with stone voussoirs. The roof is stepped, corbelled, and domed.

Inside, the dovecote was once lined with square stone nesting boxes, but the stonework has since been removed. The interior also has a plastered dome with a cylindrical opening at the top.

Local climate

Dovecote in field to NW of Priory Farmhouse sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,160 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 89% 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 3 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 1 follows 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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