Middlebie Parish Manse is a Grade B listed building in the Dumfries and Galloway local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 4 October 1988. Manse.

Middlebie Parish Manse

WRENN ID
crooked-floor-marsh
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Dumfries and Galloway
Constituency
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale MP: David Mundell (Con)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
4 October 1988
Type
Manse
OS grid reference
NY 213 763
Coordinates
55.07498, -3.23334
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The Middlebie Parish Manse, originally designed by Mr. Crombie in 1858 and revised by John Henderson in 1862, features alterations made in 1904 by James Barbour and John MacLintock Bowie. This two-storey, three-bay former manse is constructed of stugged ashlar with polished dressings.

On the southeast elevation, there is a central bay that slightly projects and is gabled above the wallhead, featuring arched eaves. The entrance includes a round-headed doorway with a moulded, keystoned surround, a panelled door, and a fanlight above. The ground floor has tripartite windows in the outer bays and bipartite windows on the first floor, all with wooden mullions and lying-pane glazing. A band course separates the floors and continues as a cornice at the inner bay.

The roof is piended and has a platform slate covering, with symmetrically placed and linked stacks that create an unusual roof silhouette. To the right, there is a full-height single bay gabled wing that is recessed and incorporates fabric from the earlier manse at the lower level. The rear elevation is asymmetrical.

Local climate

Middlebie Parish Manse sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,170 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 90% 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 54 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 29 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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