Glynhir Dovecote is a Grade II listed building in the Carmarthenshire local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 26 November 1951. Dovecote.
Glynhir Dovecote
- WRENN ID
- stranded-dormer-storm
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Constituency
- Caerfyrddin MP: Ann Davies (PC)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 26 November 1951
- Type
- Dovecote
- Address
- Glynhir Dovecote, Ammanford, Llandybie
- OS grid reference
- SN 639 151
- Coordinates
- 51.81827, -3.97587
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
Glynhir Dovecote is an octagonal stone structure, approximately 6 meters tall, currently missing its original roof and cupola. The stonework is made up of very thin sandstone slabs, which includes a cambered arch over the entrance doorway. The eight corners of the dovecote are not distinct from the rest of the masonry. There is a small string course near the top of the wall, and the walls are about 0.7 meters thick, which includes the depth of the nesting boxes.
Inside, there are 20 rows of eight nesting boxes on each of the eight sides, except for the side with the entrance, totaling around 750 boxes. Small landing shelves are located beneath each row, and the base for the central revolving potence is still present.
Local climate
Glynhir Dovecote sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,430 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 96% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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