Polcalk is a Grade B listed building in the Perth and Kinross local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 5 October 1971. Farmhouse. 1 related planning application.

Polcalk

WRENN ID
deep-spandrel-pigeon
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Perth and Kinross
Constituency
Angus and Perthshire Glens MP: Dave Doogan (SNP)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
5 October 1971
Type
Farmhouse
Address
Polcalk, PH11 8NW
OS grid reference
NO 232 463
Coordinates
56.60291, -3.25176
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

Polcalk is a two-storey building with three windows, featuring a harled exterior with margins. It has a central chimney gable with a round-headed window on the first floor beneath it. Inside, there are some interesting fittings. The building is dated 1789, although the panel indicating this has decayed. Additionally, there is a sundial in the garden that dates back to 1741.

Local climate

Polcalk sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,030 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 92% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 68 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 39 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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