Parish Church, Torphins is a Grade B listed building in the Aberdeenshire local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 25 November 1980. 4 related planning applications.

Parish Church, Torphins

WRENN ID
deep-hall-primrose
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Aberdeenshire
Constituency
West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine MP: Andrew Bowie (Con)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
25 November 1980
Address
Parish Church, Torphins, AB31 4JQ
OS grid reference
NJ 625 021
Coordinates
57.10839, -2.61948
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The Parish Church in Torphins was built in 1874-5 by J Russell Mackenzie. It is an ecclesiastical building, originally serving as an Established Church and still in use as such. The church is constructed with coursed granite harl, with an apse at the entrance end and an oblong tower featuring a tall, Germanic-style roof. Notable features include interesting joinery and a scissors roof truss displaying the influence of Alexander Ellis. Contracts for the building were reported in the Aberdeen Journal on April 8, 1874, and further details are found in FES v VI p 116.

Local climate

Parish Church, Torphins receives an average of 910 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 91% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 58 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 97% of listed buildings. Of these, 37 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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Nearby listed buildings

  1. Learney Arms Hotel, The Square, Torphins Grade B 382 m
  2. Woodcote, William Street, Torphins Grade C 385 m
  3. Church Hall, Craigour Road, Torphins Grade B 458 m
  4. Steading, Milltown Of Craigmyle Grade C 530 m
  5. West Lodge, Craigmyle House Grade B 630 m
  6. The Firs, 70 Beltie Road, Torphins Grade C 872 m
  7. Learney Mill Grade B 1.0 km
  8. Churchwood, Greystones, Craigmyle Grade C 1.1 km
  9. South Lodge, Craigmyle House Grade C 1.6 km
  10. North Bridge, Craigour Grade C 1.7 km