Waterloo Monument, Waterloo Hill is a Grade B listed building in the Dumfries and Galloway local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 4 November 1971. Monument.

Waterloo Monument, Waterloo Hill

WRENN ID
graven-cloister-lichen
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Dumfries and Galloway
Constituency
Dumfries and Galloway MP: John Cooper (Con)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
4 November 1971
Type
Monument
OS grid reference
NX 952 655
Coordinates
54.97391, -3.63794
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The Waterloo Monument, dated 1816, is a tall circular structure that tapers in diameter and is set back over a plinth and ground floor. It is constructed from white granite rubble. The monument features a south-facing door that leads to an internal wheel stair, with a hood-moulded red ashlar plaque located in the stage above and a continuous string course above that. Additionally, there are small rectangular window openings with splayed reveals at each of the four levels, facing three directions. The original corbelled parapet above the ground and the wallhead has been lost, leaving only the corbels remaining at the top.

Local climate

Waterloo Monument, Waterloo Hill 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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