Esk Cottage, Bentpath is a Grade C listed building in the Dumfries and Galloway local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 3 August 1971. Cottage. 1 related planning application.

Esk Cottage, Bentpath

WRENN ID
sharp-brass-blackthorn
Grade
C
Local Planning Authority
Dumfries and Galloway
Constituency
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale MP: David Mundell (Con)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
3 August 1971
Type
Cottage
OS grid reference
NY 311 902
Coordinates
55.20142, -3.08321
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

Esk Cottage is a single-storey, three-bay cottage dating from the late 18th or early 19th century, located at the southwest end of Bentpath bridge. The cottage is constructed from rubble with squared quoins and features enlarged windows that have brick margins. The northeast corner has been rebuilt in brick, and the entire structure is whitewashed. It has a central door and corniced end stacks topped with thatch stones. The roof is slate with stone ridging, while the rear elevation has been modernized.

Local climate

Esk Cottage, Bentpath sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,200 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 91% 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 63 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 98% of listed buildings. Of these, 37 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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