Ramparts, Taymouth Castle is a Grade B listed building in the Perth and Kinross local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 5 October 1971. Ramparts. 1 related planning application.

Ramparts, Taymouth Castle

WRENN ID
graven-threshold-sparrow
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
Ramparts
Address
Ramparts, Taymouth Castle, PH15 2NT
OS grid reference
NN 782 462
Coordinates
56.59262, -3.98437
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

Ramparts at Taymouth Castle are approximately 200 yards long and are constructed from rubble with a crenellated design. They date back to the early 19th century.

Local climate

Ramparts, Taymouth 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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