Grieve's Cottage, Old Montrose is a Grade B listed building in the Angus local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 11 June 1971. House. 1 related planning application.

Grieve's Cottage, Old Montrose

WRENN ID
errant-alcove-furze
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Angus
Constituency
Angus and Perthshire Glens MP: Dave Doogan (SNP)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
11 June 1971
Type
House
Address
Grieve's Cottage, Old Montrose, DD10 9LN
OS grid reference
NO 671 571
Coordinates
56.70518, -2.53764
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

Grieve's Cottage is a small two-storey house constructed with harl and slate. It was significantly altered in the mid-19th century when it was reduced in height and size. The cottage is said to be the birthplace of James, the 5th Earl of Montrose.

Local climate

Grieve's Cottage, Old Montrose sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 990 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 77% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 24 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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