Manar House is a Grade B listed building in the Aberdeenshire local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 24 November 1972. 1 related planning application.

Manar House

WRENN ID
solemn-hammer-blackthorn
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Aberdeenshire
Constituency
Gordon and Buchan MP: Harriet Cross (Con)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
24 November 1972
Address
Manar House, AB51 5JQ
OS grid reference
NJ 736 199
Coordinates
57.26914, -2.439
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

Manar House is a two-storey building constructed in the early 19th century, with a date of 1811 recorded at the rear. Designed by John Smith, the building has five windows across the front and a slated roof. A prominent Doric portico provides an imposing entrance. The interior is noted for its winding stair, and there have been later additions to the building. Formerly belonging to James Gordon, of the National Society for Assistance to Destitute Objects, it was named after Mannar in Ceylon.

Local climate

Manar House receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 83% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 48 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 89% of listed buildings. Of these, 32 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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  1. Dovecot, Manar House Grade B 78 m
  2. Home Farm, Manar House Grade B 582 m
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  5. Nether Mains Of Aquahorthies, House Of Aquahorthies Grade B 876 m
  6. East Gate Lodge, Manar House Grade B 950 m
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  8. The Roman Catholic Church Of Our Lady Of The Garioch And St John The Evangelist., Fetternear Grade B 2.8 km
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  10. Fetternear House and Bishop's Palace Grade B 3.1 km