Weir, River Nith, Dumfries is a Grade B listed building in the local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 21 August 1987. Weir. 1 related planning application.
Weir, River Nith, Dumfries
- WRENN ID
- strange-window-river
- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- Constituency
- Dumfries and Galloway MP: John Cooper (Con)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 21 August 1987
- Type
- Weir
- OS grid reference
- NX 969 759
- Coordinates
- 55.06764, -3.61511
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
The weir on the River Nith in Dumfries was built around 1705 by contractor Matthew Frew. It crosses the river obliquely near Devorgilla's bridge and features an opening to a mill lade on the west bank. There are fish gullets near each bank, with later ponds situated below the larger eastern gullet. The structure is constructed from large squared rubble blocks.
Local climate
Weir, River Nith, Dumfries sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,230 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 85% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 49 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 25 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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