Gamekeepers Cottage, Johnston Mains, Laurencekirk is a Grade B listed building in the Aberdeenshire local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 25 November 1980.

Gamekeepers Cottage, Johnston Mains, Laurencekirk

WRENN ID
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Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Aberdeenshire
Constituency
West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine MP: Andrew Bowie (Con)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
25 November 1980
OS grid reference
NO 722 701
Coordinates
56.82175, -2.45674
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

This is a small, single-storey cottage, originally known as Gamekeepers Cottage and later as the Gardener's Cottage at Johnstone Lodge. It was built in the early 19th century. The cottage is constructed of rubble stone with a slate roof and features a verandah at the front. The architectural style is Tudor Gothic.

Local climate

Gamekeepers Cottage, Johnston Mains, Laurencekirk receives an average of 940 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 72% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 25 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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