Castle Menzies is a Grade A listed building in the Perth and Kinross local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 5 October 1971. Castle. 3 related planning applications.
Castle Menzies
- WRENN ID
- ghost-rood-finch
- Grade
- A
- Local Planning Authority
- Perth and Kinross
- Constituency
- Angus and Perthshire Glens MP: Dave Doogan (SNP)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 5 October 1971
- Type
- Castle
- Address
- Castle Menzies, PH15 2JD
- OS grid reference
- NN 837 496
- Coordinates
- 56.62387, -3.89706
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
Castle Menzies is a 3-storey and attic building constructed in a Z-plan layout using rubble. It features richly sculptured dormer heads and angle turrets. The doorway is located in the re-entrant angle and includes an iron yett, an armorial panel, and the date 1571 above it, with the date 1577 noted at the dormer head.
Inside, there is some panelling dating from the 17th and 18th centuries, along with some work by William Burn from 1840. The main hall was redecorated around 1800.
There have been additions, including a large staircase on the north side, which is now gutted, and a new front door from the 18th century. The west wing and a new front porch have replaced the original 18th-century doorway. The architect for the later alterations was William Burn in 1840. The building is currently derelict.
Local climate
Castle Menzies sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,250 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 93% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 68% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 79 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 56 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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- Related listed building consents — 3 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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