Doirlinn is a Grade B listed building in the Highland local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 27 November 2001. Cottage.

Doirlinn

WRENN ID
north-string-solstice
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Highland
Constituency
Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber MP: Brendan O'Hara (SNP)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
27 November 2001
Type
Cottage
OS grid reference
NM 607 585
Coordinates
56.65705, -5.90587
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

Doirlinn is a late 18th century single-storey, 5-bay, rectangular-plan gabled former ferryhouse. The building is constructed of random rubble and is harled, except for the rear.

The north (principal) elevation features a symmetrical 3-bay arrangement for the main cottage, with a central door flanked by windows. To the left, there is a distinct double bay that includes a door on the right and a window on the left.

The south (rear) elevation has a small window in the centre. Both the east and west (side) elevations are blank gable ends.

The windows are predominantly 6-pane, 2-leaf casement types. The roof is covered with small Ballachulish slates and includes rooflights, along with gable stacks and tall clay cans.

Inside, the main cottage has a simple partitioned layout, with a storeroom located to the outer left, separated by a gable wall.

Local climate

Doirlinn sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 2,040 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 21 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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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