Castle House, Kirk Street, Dunoon is a Grade B listed building in the Argyll and Bute local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 20 July 1971. House. 3 related planning applications.

Castle House, Kirk Street, Dunoon

WRENN ID
muted-keep-evening
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
House
Address
Castle House, Kirk Street, Dunoon, PA23 7HH
OS grid reference
NS 174 764
Coordinates
55.94619, -4.92446
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

Castle House, located on Kirk Street in Dunoon, was built in 1822 with later additions to the rear. This two-storey main block features one-storey-and-attic wings and is designed in a 'Gothick' style. The exterior is made of stugged ashlar, which is painted, and has piended slate roofs. Notable architectural elements include crenellated bay windows, turrets, and parapets, along with weather mouldings around the windows. The porch, situated at the angle of the main block and the wing, boasts a plaster ribbed vault. There is also a conservatory on the south side and additional structures at the rear. The interior continues the 'Gothick' theme with plaster ribbed ceilings.

Local climate

Castle House, Kirk Street, Dunoon sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,690 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 96% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 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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