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

Ellary House, Ellary

WRENN ID
fallen-portal-dew
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
Ellary House, Ellary, PA31 8PA
OS grid reference
NR 738 758
Coordinates
55.92284, -5.62126
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

Ellary House in Ellary is a building constructed in 1871 by David Bryce and rebuilt in the 1890s by Sir Robert Lorimer, showcasing a Scottish architectural style. The house features two storeys and an attic, with harled walls and stone dressings, and slate roofs that include gabled dormers on the sides. Notable architectural elements include crow-steps and a battlemented square tower, which has a moulded entrance. Above the entrance is a panel displaying the crest and the date '1871'. There are also one-storey additions to the structure.

Inside, the house boasts wainscotting and moulded plaster ceilings in the stair hall and drawing room. A bedroom features an ornamental plaster combed ceiling with a round concave decorative centre.

Local climate

Ellary House, Ellary sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,770 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 7 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 96% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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