Statue Of Thomas Carlyle, The Haggs, Ecclefechan is a Grade B listed building in the Dumfries and Galloway local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 4 October 1988.

Statue Of Thomas Carlyle, The Haggs, Ecclefechan

WRENN ID
first-spandrel-foxglove
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Dumfries and Galloway
Constituency
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale MP: David Mundell (Con)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
4 October 1988
OS grid reference
NY 190 748
Coordinates
55.0615, -3.26968
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

A bronze statue of Thomas Carlyle, dating from 1929 and created by MacDonald and Creswick of Edinburgh, stands on The Haggs near Ecclefechan. It is a replica of the bronze statue by Carl Boehm that originally stood in Chelsea. The statue depicts a seated figure raised on a square red ashlar base with a cornice. The base is inscribed with the words “Erected by Alexander Carlyle” (nephew of Thomas Carlyle) and “Restored by the National Trust for Scotland, 1981”, indicating that iron railings were likely removed and a modern concrete paved surround was constructed at that time. The statue overlooks the village of Ecclefechan.

Local climate

Statue Of Thomas Carlyle, The Haggs, Ecclefechan sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,190 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 81% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 52 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 93% of listed buildings. Of these, 28 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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