Kirkland is a Grade C listed building in the Dumfries and Galloway local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 26 June 1986. Country house. 4 related planning applications.

Kirkland

WRENN ID
nether-fireplace-linden
Grade
C
Local Planning Authority
Dumfries and Galloway
Constituency
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale MP: David Mundell (Con)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
26 June 1986
Type
Country house
Address
Kirkland, DG3 4JX
OS grid reference
NX 808 930
Coordinates
55.21738, -3.87434
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

Kirkland is a late 18th or early 19th century, two-storey, three-bay country house that was altered and enlarged around 1840. The building features an asymmetrical rear and flanking wings. The west elevation is primarily constructed of red or pink ashlar, while the rest of the house is mostly painted rubble. The entrance is located in the inner pedimented bay and consists of a painted Roman Doric doorpiece approached by steps, leading to a recessed panelled door with a decorative fanlight.

The outer bays have two-storey canted windows, with lying-pane glazing on the right. There is a band between the floors and an eaves band, along with end stacks that have diamond flues. The roof is a combination of piended and platform styles. The recessed flanking wings are also two storeys, with a two-bay left wing and a single bay right wing. A square rear stair turret with a cupola is situated between two tall additions, which are linked at the ground level by a low porch. Most of the stacks have diamond flues, and the entire roof is covered with graded slates.

Local climate

Kirkland sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,400 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 97% 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 59 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 98% of listed buildings. Of these, 34 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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