Old Manse, Kirktown Of Bourtie is a Grade B listed building in the Aberdeenshire local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 16 April 1971. Manse. 2 related planning applications.

Old Manse, Kirktown Of Bourtie

WRENN ID
deep-ledge-elm
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Aberdeenshire
Constituency
Gordon and Buchan MP: Harriet Cross (Con)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
16 April 1971
Type
Manse
Address
Old Manse, Kirktown Of Bourtie, AB51 0JS
OS grid reference
NJ 803 249
Coordinates
57.31508, -2.32749
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

Old Manse in Kirktown of Bourtie is a mid-18th century building that was originally designed as a two-storey, three-window T-plan structure, featuring a basement at the two-window rear gable. It bears a strong resemblance to Cromlet House in Meldrum. The exterior is constructed from pinned rubble and includes chamfered openings and skewputs.

There is a front addition from the early 19th century that is also two-storey and three-window, with a low-pitched, chimneyless west gable. The south flank has a one-window section with a pedimented porch. The glazing is mostly original, although there have been some late additions and alterations. A walled garden, which is coped, is located to the south of the house.

Local climate

Old Manse, Kirktown Of Bourtie 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 lower than that of 59% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 53% of listed buildings. Of these, 23 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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