Howe O'Buchan is a Grade C listed building in the Aberdeenshire local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 2 July 1976. House. 1 related planning application.
Howe O'Buchan
- WRENN ID
- dusk-vestry-foxglove
- Grade
- C
- Local Planning Authority
- Aberdeenshire
- Constituency
- Aberdeenshire North and Moray East MP: Seamus Logan (SNP)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 2 July 1976
- Type
- House
- Address
- Howe O'Buchan, AB42 3JX
- OS grid reference
- NK 105 464
- Coordinates
- 57.50789, -1.8251
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
Howe O'Buchan is a two-storey building constructed around 1840 to 1845. It features a harled exterior with grey granite margins and a belt course at the eaves. The south front has three windows, with the centre bay being advanced, while the east front has five windows, including several dummies, with the centre bay also advanced. The building is topped with a broad-eaved piend roof and gablets over the centre bays, and it has two wallhead chimneys. The windows have been largely reglazed and originally featured a horizontal window divide.
Inside, the interior is simple but includes some decorative plasterwork. A fine marble chimneypiece dating from around 1805 is located in the drawing-room and features an excellent sculptured panel. The banisters, designed by Mackenzie & Matthews in 1849, were originally from Brucklay Castle. Additionally, there is a date panel inscribed "A S W J S 1711" from a previous house located at the rear.
Local climate
Howe O'Buchan receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 55% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 10 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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 sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
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