Signpost At B794 Junction, Old Bridge 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 B794 Junction, Old Bridge Of Urr
- WRENN ID
- steep-stone-fen
- 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 777 677
- Coordinates
- 54.98952, -3.91222
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
This is a painted cast-iron signpost located at the junction of the B794, near Old Bridge of Urr, made by Stanton in 1933. The signpost features a tapered post painted in black and white stripes, with four ring shafts and a corniced base. At the top, there is a hoop finial that reads "KIRKCUDBRIGHTSHIRE" in raised lettering on both sides. Near the base of the post, there is a maker's mark that also reads "STANTON 1933" in raised lettering. The signpost has four later arms made of sheet metal, which are attached with metal bands and display painted lettering and arrows.
Local climate
Signpost At B794 Junction, Old Bridge 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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