Library, Wanlockhead is a Grade A listed building in the Dumfries and Galloway local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 26 June 1986. Library. 1 related planning application.

Library, Wanlockhead

WRENN ID
far-flagstone-starling
Grade
A
Local Planning Authority
Dumfries and Galloway
Constituency
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale MP: David Mundell (Con)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
26 June 1986
Type
Library
OS grid reference
NS 873 129
Coordinates
55.39786, -3.77964
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The library in Wanlockhead, dated 1850, is a small village library that is a single storey with a rectangular plan. It features three bays and large 12-pane sash windows on the south side. There is a porch with a datestone and a south-facing door that adjoins the east gable. The exterior is made of whitewashed rubble with contrasting painted margins, straight skews, end stacks, and slate roofs. There are two plaques on the south wall.

Inside, the library has fitted bookshelves along three walls, topped with a cornice at the coved ceiling. The book collection is noted for its great social interest. The library is partly enclosed by plain rubble-built walls.

Local climate

Library, Wanlockhead sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,340 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 96% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 86% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 65 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 42 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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