General Burnett's Monument, Scolty Wood is a Grade B listed building in the Aberdeenshire local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 18 August 1972. Monument.

General Burnett's Monument, Scolty Wood

WRENN ID
sharp-casement-wind
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Aberdeenshire
Constituency
West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine MP: Andrew Bowie (Con)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
18 August 1972
Type
Monument
OS grid reference
NO 678 939
Coordinates
57.0355, -2.53102
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

General Burnett's Monument is a circular rubble tower that measures 14 feet in diameter and is approximately 50 feet high. It features an inset stone that reads, "To General William Burnett, 1842." This structure serves as a notable landmark.

Local climate

General Burnett's Monument, Scolty Wood receives an average of 880 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 68% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 48 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 89% of listed buildings. Of these, 30 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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