Kingdom, Megginch Castle, Errol is a Grade B listed building in the Perth and Kinross local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 21 September 2001. Farmhouse.

Kingdom, Megginch Castle, Errol

WRENN ID
western-postern-crag
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Perth and Kinross
Constituency
Perth and Kinross-shire MP: Pete Wishart (SNP)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
21 September 2001
Type
Farmhouse
OS grid reference
NO 240 249
Coordinates
56.41101, -3.232
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

Megginch Castle is a farmhouse that likely dates from the late 18th century. It is a two-storey, three-bay structure with an L-shaped plan and a piend roof. The building is constructed of dark red brick set on a stone base, featuring brick jambs. The front displays a bonding pattern of four courses of stretchers alternating with one course of headers.

The south elevation is symmetrical, featuring a pitch-roofed porch made of slated brick at the center of the ground floor. This porch has windows on its sides, with a timber door and windows in the flanking bays. There is a stone sundial with a gnomon dated '1757' at the outer left corner, and regular fenestration near the eaves on the first floor.

On the west elevation, there is a window on the right side at each floor, with a wallhead stack located centrally above. The east elevation has a single window on the outer left at ground level and a rebuilt wallhead stack in the center, along with a later single-storey bay on the outer right.

The north elevation, which is the rear, shows a variety of elements due to alterations, including a later single-storey ancillary structure made of rubble.

The windows throughout the building feature 4-pane and plate glass glazing patterns in timber sash and case frames. The roof is covered with grey slates, and there are coped brick stacks with some chimney cans.

Inside, there are box beds, although they were not seen during the inspection in 2000.

Local climate

Kingdom, Megginch Castle, Errol receives an average of 930 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 99% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 55 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 29 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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