Carsfad Power Station, Galloway Hydroelectric Power Scheme is a Grade B listed building in the Dumfries and Galloway local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 11 February 2011. Power station. 8 related planning applications.
Carsfad Power Station, Galloway Hydroelectric Power Scheme
- WRENN ID
- muffled-zinc-hawk
- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Constituency
- Dumfries and Galloway MP: John Cooper (Con)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 11 February 2011
- Type
- Power station
- Address
- Carsfad Power Station, Galloway Hydroelectric Power Scheme, DG7 3ST
- OS grid reference
- NX 605 854
- Coordinates
- 55.14358, -4.18927
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
Carsfad Power Station, part of the Galloway Hydroelectric Power Scheme, was designed by consulting engineer Sir Alexander Gibb and electrical engineers Merz and McLellan, and it dates back to 1936. This symmetrical, two-storey power station has a rectangular plan and features a Classical Modern style. The building is constructed from painted reinforced concrete and has a lower terminal bay on the southwest side.
The façade is characterized by full-height pilasters and a recessed parapet above. There is a slightly advanced door surround that includes a large vehicular opening with a steel shutter. Above this opening, the inscription reads: THE GALLOWAY WATER POWER SCHEME, CARSFAD POWER STATION, 1936. The building has large, full-height rectangular multi-pane windows, and the lower block has regular fenestration with pedestrian doors at ground level.
The windows feature multi-pane glazing set in metal frames. The roof is flat and sits behind the parapet, equipped with integrated cast-iron rainwater goods.
Inside, the space is plain but includes a large roller crane mounted on steel girders, which are supported by corniced concrete piers. The roof is made up of engineered steel trusses.
Local climate
Carsfad Power Station, Galloway Hydroelectric Power Scheme sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,460 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 91% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 50 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 91% 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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- Related listed building consents — 8 applications
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