On Dec 14, 10:47*am, Allan wrote:
I'm looking (probably along with a lot of people this week!) for a
draught excluder for a mortice lock keyhole.

Swinging escutcheon cover is the traditional solution.

If that's not enough (and there's some steel nearby), glue a broken
slice of rare-earth magnet (cheap on eBay) to the lid, so that it's
held firmly down against the wind.

"Andy Dingley" wrote in message
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On Dec 14, 10:47 am, Allan wrote:
I'm looking (probably along with a lot of people this week!) for a
draught excluder for a mortice lock keyhole.

Swinging escutcheon cover is the traditional solution.

They aren't really for draught proofing.
They are for privacy.
That is why they are supposed to be fitted on the inside of the door even
though most get fitted to the outside.
When its outside you can just push it over and look through the hole.
When its inside you can't push it out the way easily.
It probably doesn't matter these days as nobody actually worries about
people peaking through keyholes do they?

On Dec 14, 9:19*pm, "dennis@home"
wrote:

Swinging escutcheon cover is the traditional solution.

They aren't really for draught proofing.
They are for privacy.

It can be locking the claret up from the servants for all I care, but
the OP has a draught blowing through theirs and this will stop it.

It also works perfectly well on the inside, especially with the
magnet.