Shorehouse, Castle Bank, Kirkcudbright is a Grade C listed building in the Dumfries and Galloway local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 4 November 1971. House.

Shorehouse, Castle Bank, Kirkcudbright

WRENN ID
peeling-gateway-wren
Grade
C
Local Planning Authority
Dumfries and Galloway
Constituency
Dumfries and Galloway MP: John Cooper (Con)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
4 November 1971
Type
House
OS grid reference
NX 682 511
Coordinates
54.83756, -4.05292
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

Shorehouse, located on Castle Bank in Kirkcudbright, dates back to 1730 but has undergone significant alterations. This detached house is two storeys high and has two bays, along with some additions. The exterior is made of rubble and painted render, and all the windows have been replaced with modern versions. The roof is covered with slate, and there is a modern jetty that extends to the river.

Local climate

Shorehouse, Castle Bank, Kirkcudbright sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,380 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 99% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 14 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.2°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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