5 Gilchrist Square, Dornoch is a Grade B listed building in the Highland local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 7 March 1984. 1 related planning application.

5 Gilchrist Square, Dornoch

WRENN ID
rusted-newel-peregrine
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Highland
Constituency
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross MP: Jamie Stone (LD)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
7 March 1984
Address
5 Gilchrist Square, Dornoch, IV25 3HG
OS grid reference
NH 797 897
Coordinates
57.8811, -4.02929
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

2 Gilchrist Square in Dornoch is a pair of cottages from the earlier 19th century, consisting of two storeys. Cottages numbered 2, 3, and 5 each have two bays, while cottage number 4 features three bays with a central door. The buildings are constructed from coursed rubble with tooled dressings. They have 4-pane glazing, ridge and end stacks, and slate roofs.

Local climate

5 Gilchrist Square, Dornoch receives an average of 940 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 76% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 54 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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  1. 6 Gilchrist Square, Dornoch Grade B 9 m
  2. 4 Gilchrist Square, Dornoch Grade B 11 m
  3. 7 Gilchrist Square, Dornoch Grade B 19 m
  4. 3 Gilchrist Square, Dornoch Grade B 19 m
  5. 2 Gilchrist Square, Dornoch Grade B 26 m
  6. 8 Gilchrist Square, Dornoch Grade B 32 m
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