3 Inchrachan Cottages, Ichrachan is a Grade C listed building in the Argyll and Bute local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 9 October 1991.
3 Inchrachan Cottages, Ichrachan
- WRENN ID
- tired-footing-auburn
- Grade
- C
- Local Planning Authority
- Argyll and Bute
- Constituency
- Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber MP: Brendan O'Hara (SNP)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 9 October 1991
- OS grid reference
- NN 011 308
- Coordinates
- 56.42739, -5.22631
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
A pair of traditional cottages, built probably in the late 18th or early 19th century, forming part of the original crofting settlement near Taynuilt. The cottages are situated in a north-facing position, set within an L-shaped layout at the southeastern end of the group. Each cottage has three bays, with a door positioned centrally or near the centre. The cottage closest to the north has a small, modern porch, is shorter than the adjoining cottage, and is set at a slightly lower level. A corrugated-iron roof now replaces the original thatched roof, but remains continuous. The walls are whitewashed rubble, with common end and centre chimney stacks. The cottages feature boarded doors and four-pane sash windows, with additional windows at the rear.
The northernmost cottage may have been built after its neighbour, or may be partially rebuilt on an older structure. A near-vertical section of wall is visible on the northern cottage, while the rear wall of the southern cottage shows a pronounced batter. The cottages are designated as a group with other listed cottages at Ichrachan.
Local climate
3 Inchrachan Cottages, Ichrachan sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 2,080 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 98% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 54 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 34 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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