Old Schoolhouse, Dalton is a Grade C listed building in the Dumfries and Galloway local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 3 August 1971. Schoolhouse. 1 related planning application.

Old Schoolhouse, Dalton

WRENN ID
odd-cornice-claret
Grade
C
Local Planning Authority
Dumfries and Galloway
Constituency
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale MP: David Mundell (Con)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
3 August 1971
Type
Schoolhouse
OS grid reference
NY 116 739
Coordinates
55.05199, -3.38493
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The Old Schoolhouse in Dalton is a single-storey cottage that appears to date from the early 19th century, though it may include elements from an 18th-century school. Located at the southeast end of the village, it features three irregular bays and is constructed of whitewashed rubble with contrasting painted margins. The building has an off-centre boarded door with a rectangular fanlight, sash windows, and end stacks, all beneath a slate roof. There is a rear wing and a lean-to at the southwest gable, as well as a detached outbuilding to the northeast.

Local climate

Old Schoolhouse, Dalton 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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