Colonsay Inn, Colonsay is a Grade B listed building in the Argyll and Bute local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 20 July 1971. Hotel.

Colonsay Inn, Colonsay

WRENN ID
moated-slate-fen
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Argyll and Bute
Constituency
Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber MP: Brendan O'Hara (SNP)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
20 July 1971
Type
Hotel
OS grid reference
NR 389 941
Coordinates
56.06888, -6.19632
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

Colonsay Inn is an 18th-century traditional building that stands two storeys high. It features harled walls and gabled roofs, with slate covering. The structure includes gabled projecting bays at both the front and rear. There have been some additions to the building, but the interior retains its original layout, with some rooms showcasing tongued-and-grooved panelling.

Local climate

Colonsay Inn, Colonsay sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,430 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 experiences an average of 2 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 1 follows 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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