Ninian House, Glasserton is a Grade C listed building in the Dumfries and Galloway local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 17 December 1979. 1 related planning application.
Ninian House, Glasserton
- WRENN ID
- gilded-pavement-hazel
- Grade
- C
- Local Planning Authority
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Constituency
- Dumfries and Galloway MP: John Cooper (Con)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 17 December 1979
- OS grid reference
- NX 420 387
- Coordinates
- 54.71884, -4.45363
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
Ninian House is an early 19th century cottage, located roadside in the village of Glasserton. Originally comprised of two, then four-bay cottages, it was later combined into a single dwelling with an addition to the east, constructed after 1850. The building is constructed from whitewashed whinstone rubble.
The north elevation has a door in the penultimate bay from the right, and windows in the remaining bays, with some enlargements. The east elevation has been altered with an M-shaped gable created by the addition to the south. The gabled bay to the left has two small-pane windows, while a wide door has been inserted into the gabled bay to the right. A flat-roofed addition extends from the rear.
The windows on the north side are sash and case, with diamond-pane glazing. Timber window frames are found in the house portion, while metal frames are used in the workshop. The roof is covered in graded grey slates, with sandstone ridge details, an end stack to the west, and cast-iron gutters.
Ninian House is one of a small group of cottages in Glasserton, each linked by shared characteristics, suggesting construction or renovation occurred in the mid to later 19th century. It was formerly known as Item No 5. The 1850 first edition Ordnance Survey map shows the building in its original form.
Local climate
Ninian House, Glasserton sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,350 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 96% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 99% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 3 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 98% of listed buildings. Of these, 1 follows at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.2°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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
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- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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