Old Manse, Manse Brae, Lochgilphead is a Grade B listed building in the Argyll and Bute local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 20 July 1971. Manse. 1 related planning application.

Old Manse, Manse Brae, Lochgilphead

WRENN ID
standing-loft-spindle
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
Manse
Address
Old Manse, Manse Brae, Lochgilphead, PA31 8RA
OS grid reference
NR 866 882
Coordinates
56.03974, -5.4272
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The Old Manse, located on Manse Brae in Lochgilphead, was built around 1830 and is designed in the Georgian style with an H-plan layout. The building features two storeys, with one-storey wings on the north and south sides. The main building has three windows across its front. At the rear, there are lean-to and other additions. The roof is covered with slate, and the exterior is rendered. The wings have piended roofs. Inside, the property boasts a good interior with six-panel doors and shutters.

Local climate

Old Manse, Manse Brae, Lochgilphead sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,790 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 99% 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 15 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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