Morthouse, Kemnay Parish Church is a Grade B listed building in the Aberdeenshire local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 16 April 1971.

Morthouse, Kemnay Parish Church

WRENN ID
slow-ashlar-nightshade
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Aberdeenshire
Constituency
West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine MP: Andrew Bowie (Con)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
16 April 1971
OS grid reference
NJ 736 160
Coordinates
57.23471, -2.43742
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The Morthouse, part of Kemnay Parish Church, dates from 1831. It is constructed with granite ashlar and features a front entrance with an iron door. The interior comprises a vaulted space that is leadlined and earth-covered.

Local climate

Morthouse, Kemnay Parish Church 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 64% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 45 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 29 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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