North Lodge, Westerhall House is a Grade C listed building in the Dumfries and Galloway local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 3 August 1971. Gate lodge.

North Lodge, Westerhall House

WRENN ID
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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
Gate lodge
OS grid reference
NY 314 903
Coordinates
55.20221, -3.07913
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

North Lodge at Westerhall House is a gate lodge built in the earlier to mid-19th century. It is a symmetrical, single-storey structure with three bays, constructed from coursed rubble and featuring ashlar dressings. The openings are margined and have hood moulds.

On the west elevation, there is a central gabled porch that was likely added later in the 19th century. This porch is now glazed, having originally been supported by columns with trellised work, and it features an ornamental boarded gable. The original doorway behind the porch still retains its fanlight. There are single windows in the outer bays that display an unusual margin glazing pattern. The eaves course is present, and the building has symmetrically placed stacks with diamond flues, topped by a piended slate roof.

The lodge is flanked by three square, polished ashlar gatepiers that are corniced and have bell-cast caps, although the gates have been removed.

Local climate

North Lodge, Westerhall House 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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