Old Market Cross, Lochmaben is a Grade B listed building in the Dumfries and Galloway local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 3 August 1971. Market cross.

Old Market Cross, Lochmaben

WRENN ID
silent-gargoyle-amber
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Dumfries and Galloway
Constituency
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale MP: David Mundell (Con)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
3 August 1971
Type
Market cross
OS grid reference
NY 080 825
Coordinates
55.12893, -3.44358
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The Old Market Cross in Lochmaben features fragments from several periods, including elements from the 17th to early 18th century. It consists of four main parts: a tall square shaft with chamfered angles, which is stop-chamfered at the base and set on a narrow square base. The upper part of the shaft may be truncated. The structure is topped with a moulded cornice that supports a square sundial with a ball finial.

Local climate

Old Market Cross, Lochmaben 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 82% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 49 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 26 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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