The Old Rectory, Cruden is a Grade C listed building in the Aberdeenshire local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 15 February 1982. Rectory. 1 related planning application.

The Old Rectory, Cruden

WRENN ID
odd-merlon-alder
Grade
C
Local Planning Authority
Aberdeenshire
Constituency
Aberdeenshire North and Moray East MP: Seamus Logan (SNP)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
15 February 1982
Type
Rectory
Address
The Old Rectory, Cruden, AB42 0QD
OS grid reference
NK 072 356
Coordinates
57.41114, -1.88033
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The Old Rectory in Cruden is a two-storey building designed by William Henderson between 1857 and 1858. It features an asymmetrical L-plan layout with a two-storey porch located at the angle of the building. The structure is harled and has broad eaves. The entrance includes a depressed Gothic arch doorpiece, and some of the glazing has been altered. Additionally, there is a sundial from 1714 on the property.

Local climate

The Old Rectory, Cruden receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 68% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 8 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 93% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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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