Signpost At Junction Of B794 And U96, Haugh Of Urr is a Grade B listed building in the Dumfries and Galloway local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 14 October 2004. Signpost.
Signpost At Junction Of B794 And U96, Haugh Of Urr
- WRENN ID
- scattered-alcove-dock
- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Constituency
- Dumfries and Galloway MP: John Cooper (Con)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 14 October 2004
- Type
- Signpost
- OS grid reference
- NX 811 661
- Coordinates
- 54.97538, -3.85817
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
The signpost at the junction of B794 and U96 in Haugh of Urr was made by Smith Patterson & Co Ltd of Blaydon, likely in the late 1920s. It is a painted cast-iron signpost featuring three arms. The post is tapered and painted in black and white stripes, topped with a conical finial and ring shafts. Near the base of the post, there is a maker's mark that reads "SMITH PATTERSON & Co Ld BLAYDON" in raised lettering. The arms of the signpost are made of white-painted cast iron, with chamfered corners, black raised lettering, and black-painted edges.
Local climate
Signpost At Junction Of B794 And U96, Haugh Of Urr sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,250 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 93% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 91% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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