Townhead Cottages, Scotchtown Road, Bellarena, Limavady, Co Londonderry is a listed building in the Causeway Coast and Glens local planning authority area, Northern Ireland.

Townhead Cottages, Scotchtown Road, Bellarena, Limavady, Co Londonderry

WRENN ID
stranded-postern-larch
Grade
Local Planning Authority
Causeway Coast and Glens
Constituency
East Londonderry MP: Mr Gregory Campbell (DUP)
Country
Northern Ireland
Irish grid reference
C 659 302
Coordinates
55.11539, -6.96744
Source
NI Environment Agency listing

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Description

Townhead Cottages are a group of estate cottages located near Bellarena House on Scotchtown Road, Bellarena, Limavady, County Londonderry. Built around 1840, they were originally designed to create a picturesque effect through the simplicity and repetition of their facades, although this quality is now largely obscured.

The cottages are arranged in two blocks facing south along Scotchtown Road. The eastern block contains two cottages, both derelict; one has a large opening knocked into its facade, and both show signs of renovation work. The western block originally comprised three cottages, but the central one has been completely demolished. The most westerly cottage (number 3) has been extensively renovated, now featuring a white render and enlarged windows. The derelict cottages are constructed of basalt with red brick arches over the openings. The original windows were double-hung and divided into two frames by vertical glazing bars, as documented in Historic Buildings Records.

Local climate

Townhead Cottages, Scotchtown Road, Bellarena, Limavady, Co Londonderry sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,260 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 93% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 90% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 5 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 97% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.2°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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