Shiels House is a Grade C listed building in the Aberdeenshire local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 11 September 1984. House. 2 related planning applications.

Shiels House

WRENN ID
hollow-hearth-curlew
Grade
C
Local Planning Authority
Aberdeenshire
Constituency
Gordon and Buchan MP: Harriet Cross (Con)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
11 September 1984
Type
House
Address
Shiels House, AB23 8UL
OS grid reference
NJ 939 195
Coordinates
57.2669, -2.10128
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

Shiels House is a building designed by George Marr in 1862, showcasing elements from the late Georgian period along with Victorian details. The structure features a simple façade with two windows and a central door, all harled and accented by granite margins and base courses. The house has two-window gables and two canted dormers, adding to its architectural character.

Local climate

Shiels House receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 71% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 14 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 87% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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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