Walled Garden, Holland House, Papa Westray is a Grade C listed building in the Orkney Islands local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 23 July 2001. Walled garden.

Walled Garden, Holland House, Papa Westray

WRENN ID
still-truss-heath
Grade
C
Local Planning Authority
Orkney Islands
Constituency
Orkney and Shetland MP: Mr Alistair Carmichael (LD)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
23 July 2001
Type
Walled garden
OS grid reference
HY 489 515
Coordinates
59.34708, -2.89881
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The Walled Garden at Holland House in Papa Westray dates from around 1830 and features a rectangular plan with a central dividing wall that runs east to west along its long axis. The structure is built from coursed rubble. There are entrances to the northern section, including one on the west side and another at the eastern end of the north side, both fitted with timber gates. The entrance on the east side is without a lintel and appears to have been enlarged or possibly inserted.

The central dividing wall has two entrances; the one on the west side lacks a lintel and may have been inserted, as the wall is lower in height at this point. There is a blocked opening at the western end of the southern wall, which pertains to the southern section. The northern wall of the northern section is slightly taller and is part of the boundary wall, featuring a raised section with curved sides at the center. This section may have served as a heated wall and incorporates two raised chimneys, likely intended for heating an adjacent lean-to greenhouse, which has been replaced. Additionally, there is an entrance with a part-glazed timber door on the right return. A small lean-to chamber for heating is located on the northern side of the wall, adjacent to the road, with an entrance that has a timber door on the left return and boarded windows on the front and right returns.

Local climate

Walled Garden, Holland House, Papa Westray sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,130 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 89% 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 3 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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