Balmblae Cottage, Balmblae, Falkland is a Grade B listed building in the Fife local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 1 February 1972. 1 related planning application.

Balmblae Cottage, Balmblae, Falkland

WRENN ID
mired-tin-cream
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Fife
Constituency
North East Fife MP: Wendy Chamberlain (LD)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
1 February 1972
Address
Balmblae Cottage, Balmblae, Falkland, KY15 7BS
OS grid reference
NO 252 074
Coordinates
56.25356, -3.20857
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

Balmblae Cottage is a mid-19th century cottage situated in Balmblae, Falkland. It is a single-storey building comprising two sections. The northern section is a two-window design with a central door, constructed of rubble with a slate roof. The southern section features a three-window design and a door, built of rubble and covered with a pantile roof. The cottage is enclosed by rubble-built walls, and includes a built-up archway leading to a chamber that is likely of 17th century date. The statutory address is Balmblae Cottage including garden walls, Balmblae, Falkland.

Local climate

Balmblae Cottage, Balmblae, Falkland receives an average of 900 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 98% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 48 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 89% of listed buildings. Of these, 25 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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