Celtic Cross, Colquhoun Square, Helensburgh is a Grade B listed building in the Argyll and Bute local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 14 May 1971. Monument. 1 related planning application.

Celtic Cross, Colquhoun Square, Helensburgh

WRENN ID
carved-rotunda-martin
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Argyll and Bute
Constituency
Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber MP: Brendan O'Hara (SNP)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
14 May 1971
Type
Monument
Address
Celtic Cross, Colquhoun Square, Helensburgh, G84 8AQ
OS grid reference
NS 295 824
Coordinates
56.00442, -4.73556
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The Celtic Cross in Colquhoun Square, Helensburgh, was erected in 1903 by Sir James Colquhoun to commemorate the centenary of the burgh. It is made of pinkish granite and stands on a raised stepped base. The front of the cross is inscribed with "Centenary memorial 1802 Henry Bell Provost, 1902 Samuel Bryden Provost," while the rear bears the inscription "Presented by Sir James Colquhoun 12th Baronet of Luss 1903."

Local climate

Celtic Cross, Colquhoun Square, Helensburgh sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,870 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 92% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 59 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 98% of listed buildings. Of these, 37 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°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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