Lonach Farmhouse (Former Inn) is a Grade C listed building in the Cairngorms National Park local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 14 November 2006. Farmhouse. 4 related planning applications.
Lonach Farmhouse (Former Inn)
- WRENN ID
- bitter-wall-myrtle
- Grade
- C
- Local Planning Authority
- Cairngorms National Park
- Constituency
- West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine MP: Andrew Bowie (Con)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 14 November 2006
- Type
- Farmhouse
- Address
- Lonach Farmhouse (Former Inn), AB36 8YB
- OS grid reference
- NJ 325 100
- Coordinates
- 57.1762, -3.11683
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
Lonach Farmhouse, formerly known as Lonach Inn, is a tall single storey and attic, three-bay farmhouse that likely dates from the late 18th century. It is located on raised ground overlooking the River Don and retains some early interior details. The exterior is harled, featuring stone-pedimented dormer windows that break the eaves and an early lying pane glazing pattern.
The symmetrical entrance elevation faces north, with a timber door positioned to the left of a stone-pedimented central porch. The windows have lying 8- and 12-pane glazing patterns in timber sash and case style, while the rear outshot has plate glass glazing. The roof is covered with graded grey slates and has a stone ridge, along with a modern rooflight at the rear. Coped ashlar stacks with thackstanes and cans, as well as ashlar-coped skews, are also present.
Inside, the farmhouse retains some notable early timberwork, including panelled shutters, architraved doors, and fire surrounds, although the one in the sitting room is modern. There is a small sitting room off the kitchen with a fireplace, and a timber-balustered staircase leads to a large landing that previously featured a box bed.
Local climate
Lonach Farmhouse (Former Inn) sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,040 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 99% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 90 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 67 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 — 4 applications
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- 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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