Duart Castle, Mull is a Grade A listed building in the Argyll and Bute local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 20 July 1971. Castle. 11 related planning applications.
Duart Castle, Mull
- WRENN ID
- fading-corbel-autumn
- 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
- Duart Castle, Mull, PA64 6AP
- OS grid reference
- NM 748 353
- Coordinates
- 56.45615, -5.65492
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
Duart Castle, located on the Isle of Mull, is a significant structure that dates back to the later 14th century. The castle is oblong in shape and consists of three storeys plus a cap-house. It is constructed from random rubble and features a modern slated roof, a flush parapet, and slit windows. Inside, the first storey houses the kitchens, while the second storey contains the Banqueting Hall. The castle is surrounded by a curtain wall on three sides of the courtyard, which is likely older than the keep itself. The entrance is located on the southwest side and is accessed by stairs.
Additionally, there is a house that dates from the 17th century, designed in an L-plan. This structure has two storeys and a garret, with corbie-step gables and dormer windows. Above the entrance in the northeast arm, there is a lintel inscribed with 'SAM 1653' and adorned with armorial bearings. A turnpike stair is located on the northeast side, and the house is integrated into the northeast and southeast sides of the courtyard, featuring windows in the curtain walls.
Local climate
Duart Castle, Mull sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 2,220 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 99% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 22 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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 — 11 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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