Keep And Courtyard, Drummond Castle is a Grade B listed building in the Perth and Kinross local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 5 October 1971. Keep.

Keep And Courtyard, Drummond Castle

WRENN ID
hidden-sill-pigeon
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Perth and Kinross
Constituency
Perth and Kinross-shire MP: Pete Wishart (SNP)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
5 October 1971
Type
Keep
OS grid reference
NN 844 180
Coordinates
56.34047, -3.87159
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

Drummond Castle features a large 4-storey and attic keep, measuring 43 feet by 37 feet, which dates back to around 1490. Attached to the keep is a 2-storey and attic south wing, constructed in 1630 and 1636 under the direction of master mason John Mylne III. The building has undergone significant alterations, including dilapidation in the later 17th century, repairs in 1715, partial demolition in 1745, and a partial rebuild in 1822. It was made habitable again in 1842. The northern wall has been newly arched due to the demolition of the northern section. Most of the interiors are Victorian, with the exception of the ground floor.

Local climate

Keep And Courtyard, Drummond Castle sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,260 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 53% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 68 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 42 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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