Archway, Shambellie Grange, New Abbey is a Grade B listed building in the Dumfries and Galloway local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 4 November 1971. Archway.

Archway, Shambellie Grange, New Abbey

WRENN ID
dark-eave-acorn
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Dumfries and Galloway
Constituency
Dumfries and Galloway MP: John Cooper (Con)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
4 November 1971
Type
Archway
OS grid reference
NX 964 668
Coordinates
54.98529, -3.61979
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The archway at Shambellie Grange in New Abbey dates back to 1649 and is a remnant of a former grange. It features a round-arched south archway set within a gable-shaped structure. The archway is constructed from white granite rubble and has red ashlar dressings, including a roll-moulded opening. Above the archway, there is a dated panel and an obelisk finial.

Local climate

Archway, Shambellie Grange, New Abbey sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,140 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 89% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 86% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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