The Octagon, Fasque is a Grade C listed building in the Aberdeenshire local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 29 October 2009. Folly.

The Octagon, Fasque

WRENN ID
hallowed-obsidian-furze
Grade
C
Local Planning Authority
Aberdeenshire
Constituency
West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine MP: Andrew Bowie (Con)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
29 October 2009
Type
Folly
OS grid reference
NO 643 751
Coordinates
56.86641, -2.58562
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The Octagon at Fasque is an interesting and unusual gothic folly built around 1800, likely by John Paterson. It features an octagonal plan with pointed arch openings and quatrefoil details. As of 2009, the structure is roofless and constructed from rubble with patchy render and ashlar dressings. Inside, there is a fireplace with a large red sandstone lintel and a small cupboard recess in the northwest wall.

Local climate

The Octagon, Fasque receives an average of 940 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 60% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 53 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 94% of listed buildings. Of these, 33 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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