Carsphairn Parish Church is a Grade C listed building in the Dumfries and Galloway local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 4 November 1971. Church.

Carsphairn Parish Church

WRENN ID
silver-spandrel-rush
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
Church
OS grid reference
NX 562 931
Coordinates
55.21178, -4.26066
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

Carsphairn Parish Church is an 1815 rectangular hall church that features an added apse at the east end, dating from the late 19th to early 20th century. A mid-20th century vestry and porch are located at the west end. The exterior has pointed harled walling with polished red sandstone margins. The church has a three-bay nave with round-arched windows that include round-arch tracery and leaded panes. A small open bellcote is situated on the east gable, and the roofs are covered with slate.

Inside, the nave is divided by cast-iron columns that support the roof. There is a pointed-arch chancel-arch leading to the apse, which features stained glass windows. The interior was remodelled in the 20th century.

Local climate

Carsphairn Parish Church sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,520 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 88% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 61 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 98% of listed buildings. Of these, 38 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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