Henry Scott Riddell Memorial, Sorbie is a Grade B listed building in the Dumfries and Galloway local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 12 July 1988.
Henry Scott Riddell Memorial, Sorbie
- WRENN ID
- sunken-pier-hawthorn
- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Constituency
- Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale MP: David Mundell (Con)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 12 July 1988
- OS grid reference
- NY 368 900
- Coordinates
- 55.20029, -2.99425
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
This is a memorial, likely dating to around 1870, dedicated to Henry Scott Riddell, a poet. The memorial consists of a low, upright slab of polished grey granite, with scroll-like details on either side. An inscription panel is set into the south face. It stands on a stepped base constructed of red ashlar. The inscription reads "Erected to the memory of Henry Scott Riddell, poet, author of Scotland Yet, Born near this spot 23rd Sept. 1798, Died at Teviothead 30th July 1870." The memorial is listed at grade B for its group value, primarily due to its historical significance.
Local climate
Henry Scott Riddell Memorial, Sorbie sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,160 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 89% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 81% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 64 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 38 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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