Macdonald Of Glencoe Stone, Ardvorlich is a Grade C listed building in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 14 December 1987.
Macdonald Of Glencoe Stone, Ardvorlich
- WRENN ID
- high-cloister-burdock
- Grade
- C
- Local Planning Authority
- Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park
- Constituency
- Perth and Kinross-shire MP: Pete Wishart (SNP)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 14 December 1987
- OS grid reference
- NN 632 232
- Coordinates
- 56.38135, -4.21553
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
This 18th-century stone memorial stands on a public road north of Ardvorlich, commemorating an event from 1620. It holds significant local historical importance. The stone is a roughly finished rubble slab, shaped on the front face but left unfinished on the rear. Its design is similar to a memorial stone located further east along Loch Earn, which marks the burial of James Stewart of Ardvorlich. The carving features a simple curvilinear decoration above the inscription, which reads: 'Near this spot were interred the bodies of 7 McDonalds of Glencoe killed when attempting to harry Ardvorlich Anno Domini 1620'. According to local tradition, a group of McDonalds, while raiding the Glenartney Forest, intended to attack Ardvorlich. They were repelled by the house's lady until the inhabitants returned and killed them. The bodies were later discovered during work in the 18th century, leading to the erection of this memorial.
Local climate
Macdonald Of Glencoe Stone, Ardvorlich sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,570 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 79% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 77 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 55 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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