52-56 Laurieknowe, Dumfries is a Grade C listed building in the Dumfries and Galloway local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 21 August 1987. House. 3 related planning applications.

52-56 Laurieknowe, Dumfries

WRENN ID
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Grade
C
Local Planning Authority
Dumfries and Galloway
Constituency
Dumfries and Galloway MP: John Cooper (Con)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
21 August 1987
Type
House
Address
52-56 Laurieknowe, Dumfries, DG2 7AJ
OS grid reference
NX 964 758
Coordinates
55.06626, -3.62322
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

52-56 Laurieknowe is a two-storey, three-bay house built in the earlier to mid-19th century. It features a slightly larger rear section arranged in a double-pile layout, likely from the early 19th century. The front is made of droved red ashlar stone, with a central recessed door and a timber-mullioned two-light window above. The house has sash windows throughout, straight skews, end stacks, and a slate roof. The entrances to Nos 54 and 56 are located in the pebble-dashed west flank.

Local climate

52-56 Laurieknowe, 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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