Castle Levan is a Grade B listed building in the Inverclyde local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 10 June 1971. Castle. 3 related planning applications.

Castle Levan

WRENN ID: steep-keystone-hyssop
Grade: B
Local Planning Authority: Inverclyde
Constituency: Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West MP: Martin McCluskey (Lab)
Country: Scotland
Date first listed: 10 June 1971
Type: Castle
Address: Castle Levan, PA19 1AH
OS grid reference: NS 215 763
Coordinates: 55.94709, -4.85872
Source: Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

Castle Levan is a roofless structure that remains standing up to the wallhead. It features an unusual L-shaped plan. The northwest block likely dates from the 14th to 15th century, while the southeast section is probably from the early 16th century.

Local climate

Castle Levan sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,690 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 96% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 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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