Arbuthnott Parish Church is a Grade A listed building in the Aberdeenshire local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 18 August 1972. Church. 2 related planning applications.

Arbuthnott Parish Church

WRENN ID
stony-sill-plum
Grade
A
Local Planning Authority
Aberdeenshire
Constituency
West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine MP: Andrew Bowie (Con)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
18 August 1972
Type
Church
Address
Arbuthnott Parish Church, AB30 1NA
OS grid reference
NO 801 746
Coordinates
56.86278, -2.3271
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

Arbuthnott Parish Church dates back to the 13th century, featuring a nave and chancel. The church has a later west front and a bell turret. It includes a two-storey vaulted south aisle, known as the Arbuthnott aisle, which was added in the late 15th century and has a stair turret. The church underwent restoration in 1896, carried out by architect A M MacKenzie.

Local climate

Arbuthnott Parish Church receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 72% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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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