Dovecote at Durval Farm is a Grade II listed building in the Vale of Glamorgan local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 3 March 1999. Dovecote.
Dovecote at Durval Farm
- WRENN ID
- silver-steel-scarlet
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Constituency
- Vale of Glamorgan MP: Kanishka Narayan (Lab)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 3 March 1999
- Type
- Dovecote
- Address
- Dovecote at Durval Farm, St. Bride's Major
- OS grid reference
- SS 895 731
- Coordinates
- 51.44664, -3.59043
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
The dovecote at Durval Farm is an octagonal structure that is currently roofless but remains standing at full height. It is built from rubble masonry that is rough-cast, resting on a masonry plinth. At the top, there is a stone ledge, above which are entry holes for the birds made of red brick. The entrance is located on the southeast side and features red brick dressing, including a flat arch with gauged brickwork and a stone threshold. There is a small window opening to the northeast that matches the style of the doorway and contains plain glazing, with a small recess to its right.
The lower half of the dovecote is rendered and includes two recesses on the north and south sides, which likely supported a beam. Inside, there are six tiers of nest boxes made from brickwork that lines the external masonry facing, with each tier resting on stone slab ledges.
Local climate
Dovecote at Durval Farm sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,190 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 95% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 18 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 83% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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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