Drumlanrig Summer House, Drumlanrig Estate is a Grade B listed building in the Dumfries and Galloway local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 26 June 1986. Summerhouse.

Drumlanrig Summer House, Drumlanrig Estate

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Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Dumfries and Galloway
Constituency
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale MP: David Mundell (Con)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
26 June 1986
Type
Summerhouse
OS grid reference
NX 843 987
Coordinates
55.26903, -3.82162
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

Drumlanrig Summer House, located on the Drumlanrig Estate, is a small rustic summerhouse built in the mid-19th century with an octagonal plan. It features a steep-pitched facetted slate roof that is supported by tree trunks. The structure has three open bays that face roughly east, while the remaining bays are constructed with split branches arranged in geometric patterns on both the exterior and interior. The interior of the roof is treated in a similar manner and includes some matting to create a contrasting effect. There are seats along the walls made with matting, and the floor is cobbled.

Local climate

Drumlanrig Summer House, Drumlanrig Estate sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,360 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 96% 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 61 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 98% of listed buildings. Of these, 37 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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