Dabton House is a Grade B listed building in the Dumfries and Galloway local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 3 August 1971. House. 2 related planning applications.
Dabton House
- WRENN ID
- shifting-plinth-plover
- 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
- House
- Address
- Dabton House, DG3 5AR
- OS grid reference
- NX 873 974
- Coordinates
- 55.25843, -3.77362
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
Dabton House is a classical small mansion built around 1820, likely by William Atkinson. It is a two-storey structure made of pink ashlar and features mostly sash windows with 12-pane glazing. The north and south elevations are designed differently, but both have symmetrical fronts with bays that are recessed and stepped down on the east side.
The north elevation, which serves as the entrance, has three bays, with a narrow inner bay that is recessed. It features a roof that extends over a round-headed doorway with a wide two-leaf door and a small-pane fanlight, which is probably not original. The south elevation consists of five bays and includes additions to the east. The inner bay is advanced and has a pediment, with steps leading to a tripartite feature that may have been a former door, set within a shallow segmental-arched panel.
Inside, the ground floor northwest room, identified as the drawing room, has a canted window added around 1860. The west elevation has three bays and includes a low wing and court to the east. The building has a continuous first-floor cill band, a cornice, and stacks with block cornices. The roofs are mostly slated, with piended designs and a platform.
Local climate
Dabton House sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,360 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 85% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 61 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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- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- 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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