Monument To James Thomson, High Street, Forres is a Grade C listed building in the Moray local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 30 August 1983. Monument.

Monument To James Thomson, High Street, Forres

WRENN ID
rooted-finial-linden
Grade
C
Local Planning Authority
Moray
Constituency
Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey MP: Graham Leadbitter (SNP)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
30 August 1983
Type
Monument
OS grid reference
NJ 034 587
Coordinates
57.60818, -3.61826
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The Monument to James Thomson, located on High Street in Forres, was constructed in 1857 by contractor Alexander Urquhart from Elgin. This obelisk stands approximately 65 feet tall and is made of polished Peterhead granite, set on a stepped base.

Local climate

Monument To James Thomson, High Street, Forres receives an average of 960 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 74% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 72% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 27 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 71% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°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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