Roberthill is a Grade B listed building in the Dumfries and Galloway local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 3 August 1971. Farmhouse.

Roberthill

WRENN ID
ruined-cornice-juniper
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Dumfries and Galloway
Constituency
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale MP: David Mundell (Con)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
3 August 1971
Type
Farmhouse
OS grid reference
NY 113 795
Coordinates
55.10238, -3.39108
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

Roberthill is a late 18th century farmhouse that is two stories high and has three bays. It is accompanied by adjoining L-plan steading blocks, with the northern block featuring an arcaded cartshed. The remainder of the steading is not included in the listing. The house was deepened in plan and heightened around 1800. It is constructed of whitewashed rubble with ashlar dressings, and the house has contrasting painted margins. All roofs are covered with graded slates.

The eastern elevation faces the courtyard and has uniform height and build with the flanking ranges. The house was raised and deepened to the west, resulting in taller storeys and a base course. It features a central porch from the mid-19th century and sash windows with 4-pane glazing. The roof has straight skews, end stacks, and a uniform pitch. There were 19th century alterations made to the courtyard.

The northern flanking block, which adjoins the house, is now largely domestic in use. Its main roof sweeps over a shelter in the re-entrant angle, and the cartshed has four arcaded segmental arches with loft openings above. The southern range is simpler in design.

Local climate

Roberthill sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,200 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 82% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 49 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 26 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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