Old Manse, Birsay is a Grade B listed building in the Orkney Islands local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 8 December 1971. Manse. 5 related planning applications.

Old Manse, Birsay

WRENN ID
crumbling-floor-dawn
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Orkney Islands
Constituency
Orkney and Shetland MP: Mr Alistair Carmichael (LD)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
8 December 1971
Type
Manse
Address
Old Manse, Birsay, KW17 2LX
OS grid reference
HY 247 276
Coordinates
59.12916, -3.31585
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

Old Manse in Birsay is a traditional building dating from 1761. It has two and a half storeys, with a one and a half storey addition at the eastern end. The exterior is harled and covered with Caithness slates. The building features corbie steps and a porch.

Local climate

Old Manse, Birsay sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,170 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 90% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 98% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 2 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 2 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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