Low Lighthouse And Cottages, Isle Of May is a Grade C listed building in the Fife local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 1 March 1984. Light tower, cottages. 3 related planning applications.
Low Lighthouse And Cottages, Isle Of May
- WRENN ID
- former-sill-nightshade
- Grade
- C
- Local Planning Authority
- Fife
- Constituency
- North East Fife MP: Wendy Chamberlain (LD)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 1 March 1984
- Type
- Light tower, cottages
- OS grid reference
- NT 654 995
- Coordinates
- 56.18775, -2.55763
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
The Low Lighthouse and Cottages on the Isle of May were built in 1844. The structure features a three-stage tower topped with a corbelled parapet and a cast-iron handrail. The exterior is finished with painted render and includes small round-headed windows. The lantern light is adorned with cast-iron panels and is capped with a domed top.
Local climate
Low Lighthouse And Cottages, Isle Of May receives an average of 890 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 62% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 3 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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