James Loch Memorial, Uppat House is a Grade B listed building in the Highland local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 18 March 1971.
James Loch Memorial, Uppat House
- WRENN ID
- sacred-ledge-poplar
- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- Highland
- Constituency
- Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross MP: Jamie Stone (LD)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 18 March 1971
- OS grid reference
- NC 873 017
- Coordinates
- 57.99092, -3.90765
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
The James Loch Memorial, dated 1858, is a classical structure built of tooled sandstone ashlar. It features a shallow canopy supported by engaged Doric columns of polished granite, linked by a rounded headed arch with simple moulding and plain capitals at the impost level. The base of the columns is connected by a simple balustrade, with the entire structure resting on a rusticated plinth accessed by a short flight of steps on the north side. The memorial is topped with a shallow pyramidal roof and a ball finial. A plaque is inscribed to James Loch (1780-1855), who was Commissioner of Sutherland and Stafford Estates from 1816 until his death, and quotes his affection for the site, noting he “loved this place” in the evening of his life. The site is now overgrown with trees, but previously offered panoramic views of Dunrobin Castle and the Moray Firth.
Local climate
James Loch Memorial, Uppat House receives an average of 920 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 91% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 45 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 87% of listed buildings. Of these, 31 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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