14 High Street, Sanquhar is a Grade C listed building in the Dumfries and Galloway local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 21 August 1987. 1 related planning application.

14 High Street, Sanquhar

WRENN ID
scattered-niche-torch
Grade
C
Local Planning Authority
Dumfries and Galloway
Constituency
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale MP: David Mundell (Con)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
21 August 1987
Address
14 High Street, Sanquhar, DG4 6BL
OS grid reference
NS 781 098
Coordinates
55.36782, -3.92451
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

16 and 18 High Street in Sanquhar are mid 19th century, symmetrical houses featuring four bays each. They have three inner doors, two piended dormers, and shops on the ground floor. The buildings are two storeys high with an attic, constructed of painted ashlar with rusticated quoins. The shops at either end of the range have retained their pilastered fronts, while the centre has modern shop fronts. The first floor is adorned with 8-pane sash windows and a continuous string at the cill level. Additional architectural details include a cornice, end stacks, and a slate roof.

Local climate

14 High Street, Sanquhar 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 87% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 64 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 41 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.2°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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  1. 16, 18 High Street, Sanquhar Grade C 6 m
  2. 20 High Street, Sanquhar Grade C 12 m
  3. 22, 24 High Street, Sanquhar Grade C 16 m
  4. 11 and 13 High Street, Sanquhar Grade C 25 m
  5. Royal Bank Of Scotland, 26 High Street, Sanquhar Grade B 25 m
  6. 7 High Street, Sanquhar Grade C 34 m
  7. Tolbooth, High Street, Sanquhar Grade A 36 m
  8. 5 High Street, Sanquhar Grade C 38 m
  9. 27 and 29 High Street, Sanquhar Grade C 43 m
  10. 31 and 33 High Street, Sanquhar Grade C 51 m