Rowanbank Cottage, Low Aldochlay, Luss is a Grade C listed building in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 8 September 1980. Cottage.

Rowanbank Cottage, Low Aldochlay, Luss

WRENN ID
under-cobalt-sorrel
Grade
C
Local Planning Authority
Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park
Constituency
Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber MP: Brendan O'Hara (SNP)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
8 September 1980
Type
Cottage
OS grid reference
NS 360 913
Coordinates
56.08695, -4.63722
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

Rowanbank Cottage, located in Low Aldochlay, Luss, is a single-storey cottage built in the mid-19th century. It has a rectangular plan with four bays, featuring a three-bay symmetrical design and an additional fourth bay on the outer left. The cottage is constructed from whinstone and sandstone rubble, accented with red sandstone margins and dressings.

The main elevation presents a three-bay symmetrical façade with a gabled porch that is set forward at the center, which contains a modern door. There are windows on both the right and left sides, as well as flanking windows. The cottage features tall gabled dormers, with a slightly recessed lower bay on the outer left that includes a single window at its center.

The windows are a mix of plate glass timber sash and case windows, along with timber 8-pane sash and case windows in the dormers. The roof is covered with graded grey slate and includes lead flashings. Sandstone corniced stacks with circular cans are also present. Additionally, there are hoop iron railings surrounding the property.

Local climate

Rowanbank Cottage, Low Aldochlay, Luss sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,750 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 90% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 58 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 97% of listed buildings. Of these, 36 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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