Arbroath Academy, Hill Place, Arbroath is a Grade B listed building in the Angus local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 11 October 1971. Library, art gallery.

Arbroath Academy, Hill Place, Arbroath

WRENN ID
woven-truss-russet
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Angus
Constituency
Arbroath and Broughty Ferry MP: Lara Bird (SNP)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
11 October 1971
Type
Library, art gallery
OS grid reference
NO 644 410
Coordinates
56.55997, -2.57954
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

Arbroath Academy is a two-storey classical building constructed in 1821, featuring ashlar stone and a slate roof. It was designed by architect James Black from Dundee. The west frontage of the building was remodeled in the late 19th century.

Local climate

Arbroath Academy, Hill Place, Arbroath 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 79% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 81% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 20 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 79% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 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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