Springfield, 3 Cathedral Square, Fortrose is a Grade B listed building in the Highland local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 25 March 1971. House.

Springfield, 3 Cathedral Square, Fortrose

WRENN ID
brooding-sandstone-rye
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Highland
Constituency
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross MP: Jamie Stone (LD)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
25 March 1971
Type
House
OS grid reference
NH 726 565
Coordinates
57.58107, -4.13184
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

Springfield, located at 3 Cathedral Square in Fortrose, is a building dating from the late 18th century, with alterations made in the early to mid-19th century. The elevation facing Cathedral Square is constructed of rubble with painted margins and features an irregular design.

The building is a 2-storey and attic range. The elevation towards High Street is made of ashlar stone, with raised margins, an eaves band, and an eaves course. This side has 5 bays, with one ground floor window enlarged to serve as a shop window. There is a late 19th century gabled dormer on this elevation, and the roof is covered with slate. The High Street front displays a 12-pane glazing pattern.

Local climate

Springfield, 3 Cathedral Square, Fortrose 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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