Old Ardtornish Steading, Ardtornish Estate is a Grade B listed building in the Highland local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 29 May 1985. Farm steading.

Old Ardtornish Steading, Ardtornish Estate

WRENN ID
tilted-entrance-dust
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Highland
Constituency
Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber MP: Brendan O'Hara (SNP)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
29 May 1985
Type
Farm steading
OS grid reference
NM 692 432
Coordinates
56.52453, -5.75399
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

Old Ardtornish Steading is a large, late 18th century farm steading designed in a hollow square layout. The building is constructed of harl pointed rubble with tooled rubble dressings. The south front features a three-bay design with paired segmental-headed arched bays and square loft vents above. To the southwest, there is a later projecting gabled bay that includes two rows of pigeon flight holes with continuous alighting ledges in the gable.

The south elevation is bordered by a high-walled courtyard, which is divided into two sections by a wall that has two front entrances and a single side entrance. The long east return has a high segmental-headed entrance leading into the inner court, along with additional loft vents above. There is also an enlarged entrance with double doors. Inside the inner court, the west side is fitted with more segmental-headed arched bays, likely used as sheepfolds, along with byre and stable accommodations. The roofs are slated, featuring both piended and gabled designs.

Local climate

Old Ardtornish Steading, Ardtornish Estate sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 2,210 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 20 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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