Manse, Tarves is a Grade B listed building in the Aberdeenshire local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 16 April 1971. Manse. 2 related planning applications.

Manse, Tarves

WRENN ID
sleeping-storey-harvest
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Aberdeenshire
Constituency
Gordon and Buchan MP: Harriet Cross (Con)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
16 April 1971
Type
Manse
Address
Manse, Tarves, AB41 7JF
OS grid reference
NJ 869 311
Coordinates
57.37061, -2.21815
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The Manse in Tarves, built in 1847 by J. & W. Smith, is designed in a Tudor style similar to those found in Tarland and Kincardine O'Neil. It features an L-shaped front with a porch at the angle. The building is constructed from coursed granite and includes mullioned and transomed windows, along with a back wing.

Local climate

Manse, Tarves receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 63% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 27 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 71% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.2°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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