Watchtower, East Burial Ground, Kinross is a Grade C listed building in the Perth and Kinross local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 9 June 1981. Watch tower.

Watchtower, East Burial Ground, Kinross

WRENN ID
worn-balcony-rain
Grade
C
Local Planning Authority
Perth and Kinross
Constituency
Perth and Kinross-shire MP: Pete Wishart (SNP)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
9 June 1981
Type
Watch tower
OS grid reference
NO 128 017
Coordinates
56.20077, -3.40663
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The watchtower in the East Burial Ground in Kinross was built in 1852. It has a square shape and is constructed from stugged ashlar stone. The tower features a crenellated parapet.

Local climate

Watchtower, East Burial Ground, Kinross receives an average of 940 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 76% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 58 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 97% of listed buildings. Of these, 33 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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