Mains Of Shiels is a Grade B listed building in the Aberdeenshire local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 16 April 1971. House.
Mains Of Shiels
- WRENN ID
- tilted-cobalt-juniper
- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- Aberdeenshire
- Constituency
- West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine MP: Andrew Bowie (Con)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 16 April 1971
- Type
- House
- OS grid reference
- NJ 656 093
- Coordinates
- 57.1736, -2.56965
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
Mains of Shiels is a 2-storey T-plan main house dated 1742, featuring a 5-window front made of ashlar granite. The door has a transom for a fanlight, and the openings are chamfered. The first floor is taller than the ground floor. The back of the house is constructed from rubble with cherry cocking and has two swept dormers. The roof has a marked bell-cast, and the chimneys are topped with ogee copes.
Inside, there is a granite stair leading to a half landing, with wood above, and the first-floor rooms are panelled. There is also a single-storey outbuilding, which is likely older than the main house. This outbuilding features a large arched hearth with ingle seats and a choose press. Additionally, there is a large walled garden attached to the property.
Local climate
Mains Of Shiels 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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