Ossian's Cave, The Hermitage, Dunkeld is a Grade B listed building in the Perth and Kinross local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 5 October 1971. Cave.
Ossian's Cave, The Hermitage, Dunkeld
- WRENN ID
- dusk-iron-cedar
- 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
- Cave
- OS grid reference
- NO 005 416
- Coordinates
- 56.55583, -3.62001
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
Ossian's Cave, located at The Hermitage in Dunkeld, is an elliptical apartment that features a domed structure, which is partly formed by rock and partly made of dry rubble. The cave includes a round-headed doorway and windows, as well as a stone seat. It was constructed around 1785.
Local climate
Ossian's Cave, The Hermitage, Dunkeld sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,120 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 88% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 86% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 75 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 47 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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