Old Free Church Manse, Ardtur is a Grade C listed building in the Argyll and Bute local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 28 August 1980. Manse. 1 related planning application.

Old Free Church Manse, Ardtur

WRENN ID
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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
Manse
OS grid reference
NM 921 463
Coordinates
56.56261, -5.38433
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The Old Free Church Manse in Ardtur is a Victorian building from the later 19th century. It has two storeys and features three bays. The structure is built of rubble with harled ends and rear, which have been treated with Snowcem. The building has a gabled design and a slated roof. Notable architectural details include dressed stone chimneys, a cornice, and band-courses. Additionally, a one-storey bay window has been added to the property.

Local climate

Old Free Church Manse, Ardtur sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 2,130 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 96% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 60 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 98% of listed buildings. Of these, 39 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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