Strathlachlan Parish Church is a Grade B listed building in the Argyll and Bute local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 20 July 1971. Church. 1 related planning application.

Strathlachlan Parish Church

WRENN ID
dusted-bonework-umber
Grade
B
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
Church
OS grid reference
NS 021 958
Coordinates
56.11423, -5.18414
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

Strathlachlan Parish Church, built in 1792, is a Georgian-style building with an oblong shape. The exterior is harled and features a lime gabled roof that is slated. A distinctive belfry is supported by crudely shaped pillars. The church has pointed windows with quatrefoils above at both ends, while the sides have rectangular windows. Inside, there is a gallery supported by classical columns and an open timber ceiling.

Local climate

Strathlachlan Parish Church sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,820 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 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 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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