Ivy House, Front Street West, Inveraray is a Grade A listed building in the Argyll and Bute local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 4 August 1966. House. 2 related planning applications.

Ivy House, Front Street West, Inveraray

WRENN ID
under-ashlar-sorrel
Grade
A
Local Planning Authority
Argyll and Bute
Constituency
Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber MP: Brendan O'Hara (SNP)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
4 August 1966
Type
House
Address
Ivy House, Front Street West, Inveraray, PA32 8UY
OS grid reference
NN 096 085
Coordinates
56.23141, -5.073
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

Ivy House, built in 1755 and designed by John Adam, is a two-storey, three-bay classical house with an attic. It was intended to complement the town house, creating a symmetrical classical palace-fronted layout. Situated on the main approach to Inveraray from the east, it connects to a classical arcaded screen and other mid-18th century buildings of the same period, making it a key part of one of Scotland's earliest and most remarkable planned towns. While some elements of the 18th century interior layout remain, most of the interior is from the 19th century, with additional later modifications. Notable later additions include a 19th century porch with a piended roof and several extensions at the rear.

Local climate

Ivy House, Front Street West, Inveraray sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,950 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 97% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 51 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 92% of listed buildings. Of these, 32 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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