Beannachar (former Banchory House) is a Grade B listed building in the Aberdeenshire local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 18 August 1972. Mansion. 2 related planning applications.
Beannachar (former Banchory House)
- WRENN ID
- former-finial-primrose
- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- Aberdeenshire
- Constituency
- West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine MP: Andrew Bowie (Con)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 18 August 1972
- Type
- Mansion
- OS grid reference
- NJ 915 024
- Coordinates
- 57.11307, -2.14098
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
Beannachar, formerly known as Banchory House, is a large Tudor-Gothic mansion built in 1839, designed by architect John Smith. The house features harled walls and a slate roof, with granite dressings. An inset stone from an older house on the site is dated 1621 and marked with the initials A G. The property has historical associations with Dr. Chalmers and the Prince Consort.
Local climate
Beannachar (former Banchory House) receives an average of 880 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 82% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 8 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 93% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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