Greshornish House, Skye is a Grade C listed building in the Highland local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 8 September 1982. House. 1 related planning application.

Greshornish House, Skye

WRENN ID
ancient-nave-ebony
Grade
C
Local Planning Authority
Highland
Constituency
Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire MP: Mr Angus MacDonald (LD)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
8 September 1982
Type
House
Address
Greshornish House, Skye, IV51 9PN
OS grid reference
NG 341 540
Coordinates
57.49866, -6.43857
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

Greshornish House is a large double pile house located on Skye. The rear portion dates from the mid to late 18th century, while the front block, which is two storeys high with an attic and three bays, was built in the early 19th century. The exterior is harled with stone margins. A projecting gabled porch was added in the later 19th century, along with a central dormer of the same period, which has flanking piended dormers. There is also a bow window on the right side that rises to full height and features a conical roof, dating from the late 19th to early 20th century. The house includes some 12-pane glazing, corniced end stacks, and slate roofs. Inside, the drawing room boasts an enriched coved ceiling. The property also includes a walled garden.

Local climate

Greshornish House, Skye sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,610 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 9 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 5 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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