Inveraray Castle is a Grade A listed building in the Argyll and Bute local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 20 July 1971. Castle. 5 related planning applications.
Inveraray Castle
- WRENN ID
- burning-entrance-oak
- Grade
- A
- 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
- Castle
- Address
- Inveraray Castle, PA32 8XF
- OS grid reference
- NN 096 092
- Coordinates
- 56.23745, -5.07355
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
Inveraray Castle is a quadrangular building constructed between 1744 and 1761, designed by architect Roger Morris, with William and John Adam serving as the masters of works. The castle was completed between 1772 and 1785 under architect Robert Mylne. It features two storeys and a basement, with an attic that has gabled dormers added in 1878. The structure includes round three-storey corner towers, which also received conical roofs in 1878, along with a high square central tower. The exterior is made of ashlar stone known as lapis ollaris and is topped with slate roofs. Architectural details include crenellation, string-courses, and pointed window openings, with round-headed spandrels inserted by Mylne in 1777. There are entrances on the northeast and southwest sides, featuring moulded pointed doorways, and 'Gothic' two-span bridges over a fosse. The castle suffered damage from a fire in 1877. Inside, there are splendid Georgian interiors designed by Mylne, including a Drawing Room, Dining Room, and Saloon, as well as a high 'Gothic' Central Hall.
Local climate
Inveraray Castle 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 5 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
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- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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