The Poacher's Rest, 32 Whitesands, Dumfries is a Grade C listed building in the Dumfries and Galloway local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 21 August 1987. Inn.
The Poacher's Rest, 32 Whitesands, Dumfries
- WRENN ID
- nether-ledge-sunrise
- Grade
- C
- Local Planning Authority
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Constituency
- Dumfries and Galloway MP: John Cooper (Con)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 21 August 1987
- Type
- Inn
- OS grid reference
- NX 969 760
- Coordinates
- 55.06831, -3.6147
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
The Poacher's Rest is a low, two-storey, five-bay inn dating from the mid-18th century, with later alterations. It is situated at the end of an island site facing south. The building is rendered and lined to resemble ashlar, with a pebble-dashed gable end facing the river. It features chamfered corners that are corbelled to a square at the first floor. The roof is covered with slate and has end stacks. The entrance is near the centre, flanked by four windows on the ground floor, while the first floor has five windows, all of which have been reglazed.
Local climate
The Poacher's Rest, 32 Whitesands, Dumfries sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,230 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 85% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 49 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 25 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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