Kirkmichael House is a Grade B listed building in the Dumfries and Galloway local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 26 June 1986. 3 related planning applications.

Kirkmichael House

WRENN ID
noble-chimney-scarlet
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Dumfries and Galloway
Constituency
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale MP: David Mundell (Con)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
26 June 1986
Address
Kirkmichael House, DG1 3LY
OS grid reference
NY 012 877
Coordinates
55.1746, -3.55177
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

Kirkmichael House is a small country house that underwent alterations and enlargement in the second half of the 19th century. The original core of the house likely dates to 1835, evidenced by a datestone. Originally an L-shaped building, it was modified to include a raised former south gable and adjoining walls, topped with a corbelled parapet, creating a "tower house" appearance. A symmetrical three-bay east front was added to the existing structure. There is also a long, single-storey rear wing to the west. The house is constructed of whin rubble stone with contrasting red ashlar dressings.

The east elevation features three piended bays, each topped with a finial. A narrow inner bay projects forward and contains a doorway set within a corniced projection. The ground floor has bipartites with hood moulds, and all windows are sash windows with small panes of glass. An eaves course runs along the top of the elevation, and ashlar stacks, some with diamond flues, are present. The north elevation is roughly symmetrical with additions on either side of the original inner gable. The rear wing has a gable at its south end and incorporates a modern verandah. Axial stacks with diamond flues are evident. All roofs are slated.

The original L-shaped house is visible on the first edition Ordnance Survey map of 1856. The house was formerly known as Jessiefield.

Local climate

Kirkmichael House sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,320 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 95% 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 60 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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