Druminnor Castle is a Grade A listed building in the Aberdeenshire local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 16 April 1971. Castle. 1 related planning application.
Druminnor Castle
- WRENN ID
- crooked-thatch-crow
- Grade
- A
- Local Planning Authority
- Aberdeenshire
- Constituency
- Gordon and Buchan MP: Harriet Cross (Con)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 16 April 1971
- Type
- Castle
- Address
- Druminnor Castle, AB54 4LX
- OS grid reference
- NJ 513 264
- Coordinates
- 57.32555, -2.81013
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
Druminnor Castle is a historic building that dates back to 1577 in its current form. It features two storeys, a basement, and an attic. The exterior is harled with margins or mouldings, and it includes a round entrance stair tower at the northeast corner, which is corbelled to a square at the first floor. This tower has a polygonally-headed doorway with three armorial panels above it, as well as a gunport.
The original tower house was built around 1440 but was demolished. The basement and ground floor of the present structure date from the 15th century and both are vaulted. The ground floor showcases three fine pendant bosses, which have been restored by Ann Henderson. The first floor and attic likely date from the 1577 period, with walls that are intaken at the first floor level.
The interior has been remodelled by Archibald Simpson and has undergone further changes recently. His addition at the northwest has been demolished. There has been considerable repair and restoration work carried out from 1955 onwards.
Local climate
Druminnor Castle receives an average of 950 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 73% 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 67 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 50 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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