Gatepiers, Cargen Grove, Cargen House is a Grade C listed building in the Dumfries and Galloway local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 26 June 1986. Gatepiers. 3 related planning applications.
Gatepiers, Cargen Grove, Cargen House
- WRENN ID
- final-basalt-onyx
- Grade
- C
- Local Planning Authority
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Constituency
- Dumfries and Galloway MP: John Cooper (Con)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 26 June 1986
- Type
- Gatepiers
- OS grid reference
- NX 961 724
- Coordinates
- 55.03541, -3.62665
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
The gatepiers at Cargen Grove, associated with Cargen House, likely date from the early 19th century. They consist of two tall, square gatepiers with cornices and ball finials, which are positioned on steps. The gatepiers are made of painted ashlar and have been checked for gates, although the existing gates are not original.
Local climate
Gatepiers, Cargen Grove, Cargen House sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,140 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 89% 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 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 3 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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