Old Balmacron, Meigle is a Grade B listed building in the Perth and Kinross local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 5 October 1971. House.

Old Balmacron, Meigle

WRENN ID
frozen-cobalt-rowan
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
House
OS grid reference
NO 284 445
Coordinates
56.58719, -3.16718
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

Old Balmacron in Meigle is an L-plan building dating from 1762. It has a symmetrical front with a projecting center and features a single storey with attics. The building is harled and includes a large shed topped with a slated pyramid roof.

Local climate

Old Balmacron, Meigle sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,010 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 89% 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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