24 The Square (Courtyard Block) is a Grade B listed building in the Aberdeenshire local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 16 April 1971.

24 The Square (Courtyard Block)

WRENN ID
pale-forge-aspen
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Aberdeenshire
Constituency
Gordon and Buchan MP: Harriet Cross (Con)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
16 April 1971
Address
24 The Square (Courtyard Block), AB54 8BR
OS grid reference
NJ 528 400
Coordinates
57.44795, -2.78643
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

24 The Square in Huntly is a building that is believed to have been started in the late 17th century for William Forsyth, although the current structure appears to date from around 1760. It is a three-storey, six-bay building featuring a central pend arch and a semi-circular wallhead gable with a chimney and club-skews. The exterior is made of granite ashlar with chamfered margins, and there are two shops that were added later. Additionally, there is a two-storey section at right angles in the courtyard, which has semi-circular steps. A two-storey drawing room wing with a blind attic is stuccoed and set back from The Square, accompanied by a small front garden.

Local climate

24 The Square (Courtyard Block) receives an average of 930 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 71% 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 60 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 98% of listed buildings. Of these, 44 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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