5 Factory Lane, Avoch is a Grade C listed building in the Highland local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 13 April 1981. Cottage.

5 Factory Lane, Avoch

WRENN ID
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Grade
C
Local Planning Authority
Highland
Constituency
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross MP: Jamie Stone (LD)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
13 April 1981
Type
Cottage
OS grid reference
NH 702 549
Coordinates
57.56595, -4.17117
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

This is an early 19th century cottage located at 5 Factory Lane in Avoch. The cottage is a single storey with an attic and features four bays. The exterior is harled with painted margins and includes two gablet dormers. The roof is covered with asbestos tiles.

Local climate

5 Factory Lane, Avoch sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,010 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 54% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 55 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 37 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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