Garth Castle is a Grade B listed building in the Perth and Kinross local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 5 October 1971. Castle.
Garth Castle
- WRENN ID
- gaunt-copper-plum
- 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
- Castle
- OS grid reference
- NN 763 503
- Coordinates
- 56.62877, -4.01646
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
Garth Castle is an originally four-storey rectangular tower house built from rubble, measuring 29 feet by 17 feet. The ground floor features a vaulted ceiling, and there are parapets and a cape-house above. The castle likely dates back to the 15th century in its current form. Remnants of an iron yett can still be seen. The structure was partly rebuilt around 1890 by Sir Donald Currie, following designs by Andrew Heiton. In 1963, it was adapted for use as a residence and now has a flat roof.
Local climate
Garth Castle sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,310 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 59% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 80 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 58 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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