Summerhouse, Maxwelton House is a Grade B listed building in the Dumfries and Galloway local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 26 June 1986.

Summerhouse, Maxwelton House

WRENN ID
former-sill-burdock
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Dumfries and Galloway
Constituency
Dumfries and Galloway MP: John Cooper (Con)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
26 June 1986
OS grid reference
NX 821 896
Coordinates
55.18706, -3.8529
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

A late 19th and early 20th century summerhouse situated to the southwest of Maxwelton House. The summerhouse is semi-circular and built in a rustic style. It has a timber frame, with outer wall panels constructed of split twigs arranged in herringbone, diamond, and square patterns. The south side is open below the gable, which is supported by simple columns. A cobbled floor is present, and there are seats along the inner wall. The roof is covered in shingles.

Local climate

Summerhouse, Maxwelton House sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,400 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 97% 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 59 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 98% of listed buildings. Of these, 34 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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