Dell Cottage, Luss is a Grade C listed building in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 13 March 1997. Cottage. 1 related planning application.

Dell Cottage, Luss

WRENN ID
fading-string-moth
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
13 March 1997
Type
Cottage
Address
Dell Cottage, Luss, G83 8NZ
OS grid reference
NS 360 928
Coordinates
56.10021, -4.63804
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

Dell Cottage is a mid-19th century single-storey cottage with a rectangular plan. It features a combination of whinstone and sandstone rubble, accented with red sandstone margins and dressings. The cottage has deep overhanging eaves and exposed rafters, along with basket-arched windowheads.

On the main elevation, there is a gabled stone porch located off-centre to the left, with a window and a door on the right return. To the outer right, there is a window with the gable breaking the eaves above it, and to the outer left, another window is present.

The south elevation includes a gable with a window at the centre, and a recessed bay to the outer right with a window in the middle. The cottage features six-lying-pane timber sash and case windows, a graded grey slate roof with lead flashings, and a wallhead stack.

Local climate

Dell Cottage, 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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