Twin Circular Structures, Fetterletter is a Grade C listed building in the Aberdeenshire local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 15 February 1982.
Twin Circular Structures, Fetterletter
- WRENN ID
- former-foundation-moss
- Grade
- C
- Local Planning Authority
- Aberdeenshire
- Constituency
- Gordon and Buchan MP: Harriet Cross (Con)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 15 February 1982
- OS grid reference
- NJ 803 389
- Coordinates
- 57.44039, -2.32824
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
These are probably late 18th century doocots or early hen-houses, located northwest of the farmhouse at Fetterletter. They are circular structures built with rubble walls, which have been harled (rendered) and incorporate rat-courses. The roofs are conical and covered with felt tiles, although some remnants of the original thatch remain. These buildings are notable as they represent one of a small number of traditional buildings in Scotland retaining fragments of thatched roofing. A 2016 survey by the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB) identified approximately 200 buildings with thatched roofs across Scotland, primarily in small rural communities. These thatched buildings are valuable as they demonstrate traditional building methods and materials, providing insight into earlier ways of life and traditional skills. The listing record was revised in 2021 following a review of thatched buildings.
Local climate
Twin Circular Structures, Fetterletter receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 78% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 71% of listed buildings. Of these, 26 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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