Pennersaughs old Churchyard is a Grade B listed building in the Dumfries and Galloway local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 3 August 1971. Churchyard.
Pennersaughs old Churchyard
- WRENN ID
- vacant-jamb-jackdaw
- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Constituency
- Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale MP: David Mundell (Con)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 3 August 1971
- Type
- Churchyard
- OS grid reference
- NY 207 743
- Coordinates
- 55.05762, -3.24241
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
Pennersaughs old Churchyard is a quadrangular churchyard located on the north side of the A74. It features notable 18th and 19th century stone monuments, some of which have elaborate sculptures. The churchyard is situated on a steep bank on the north and west sides, while the other sides are enclosed by a low wall made of rubble with ashlar coping. There is a modern gate and gatepiers at the western end of the southern wall, and earlier gatepiers on the eastern wall that are square with pyramidal caps and an iron gate. The site also includes the remains of Pennershaughs Church.
Local climate
Pennersaughs old Churchyard sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,170 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 90% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 81% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 54 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 29 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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