West Church, Bankhead is a Grade B listed building in the Aberdeenshire local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 16 April 1971. Church. 2 related planning applications.
West Church, Bankhead
- WRENN ID
- spare-pier-owl
- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- Aberdeenshire
- Constituency
- West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine MP: Andrew Bowie (Con)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 16 April 1971
- Type
- Church
- OS grid reference
- NJ 659 077
- Coordinates
- 57.15923, -2.56528
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
West Church, Bankhead, was built in 1832 with later additions. It has a simple, short rectangular shape constructed from coursed granite rubble. On the south wall, there are three round-arched windows that retain their original glazing. The building features a well-designed round-arched bellcote. A later porch has been added to the west gable, and there is a hall at the east end.
Local climate
West Church, Bankhead receives an average of 890 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 99% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 63 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 98% of listed buildings. Of these, 42 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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