Village Pump, Kirkton is a Grade C listed building in the Dumfries and Galloway local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 26 June 1986.
Village Pump, Kirkton
- WRENN ID
- leaning-basalt-root
- 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
- OS grid reference
- NX 975 814
- Coordinates
- 55.11681, -3.60792
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
The Village Pump at Kirkton is a small, free-standing village pump likely erected in the first half of the 19th century. It is square in section and topped with a pyramid. The pump is constructed of red ashlar and features an iron mechanism and handle. The pump is listed for its historic interest. Its statutory address is Kirkton Village Village Pump.
Local climate
Village Pump, Kirkton sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,230 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 85% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 49 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 25 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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