Burial Ground, Cladh Nam Paitean is a Grade C listed building in the Argyll and Bute local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 28 August 1980. Burial enclosure. 1 related planning application.

Burial Ground, Cladh Nam Paitean

WRENN ID
fading-moat-acorn
Grade
C
Local Planning Authority
Argyll and Bute
Constituency
Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber MP: Brendan O'Hara (SNP)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
28 August 1980
Type
Burial enclosure
OS grid reference
NR 663 346
Coordinates
55.54947, -5.70538
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The burial ground at Cladh Nam Paitean dates from the early 19th century and features a Gothic style. It has an oblong shape and is constructed from random rubble with slab coping. The structure is topped with pyramidal finials and includes a pointed arched entrance. Inside, the floor is covered in grass, and there are mural tablets dedicated to Colonel Macalister, who lived from 1753 to 1829, among others.

Local climate

Burial Ground, Cladh Nam Paitean sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,450 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 99% of listed buildings.

It averages fewer than one freeze-thaw cycle a year. 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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