Figurehead Of Admiral Duncan, Hms Caledonia, Rosyth is a Grade C listed building in the Fife local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 16 August 2007. Figurehead. 1 related planning application.
Figurehead Of Admiral Duncan, Hms Caledonia, Rosyth
- WRENN ID
- ruined-banister-gilt
- Grade
- C
- Local Planning Authority
- Fife
- Constituency
- Dunfermline and Dollar MP: Graeme Downie (Lab)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 16 August 2007
- Type
- Figurehead
- Address
- Figurehead Of Admiral Duncan, Hms Caledonia, Rosyth, KY11 2XH
- OS grid reference
- NT 098 831
- Coordinates
- 56.03234, -3.44811
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
The figurehead of Admiral Adam Duncan, dating from 1811, is a double life-size painted timber sculpture that was originally part of the prow of the warship HMS Duncan. It is prominently located on the parade ground and features the uniformed torso and head of the admiral, which appears to spring forward from a base adorned with carved foliage and various naval symbols, including sabres, a cannon, a ramming rod, and a flagpole. The figurehead has a lead backing where it was once attached to the ship.
Local climate
Figurehead Of Admiral Duncan, Hms Caledonia, Rosyth receives an average of 930 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 51% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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