Telford Monument, Westerkirk Parish Library, Bentpath is a Grade C listed building in the Dumfries and Galloway local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 3 August 1971. Monument.

Telford Monument, Westerkirk Parish Library, Bentpath

WRENN ID
lost-banister-wind
Grade
C
Local Planning Authority
Dumfries and Galloway
Constituency
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale MP: David Mundell (Con)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
3 August 1971
Type
Monument
OS grid reference
NY 308 900
Coordinates
55.19984, -3.08733
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The Telford Monument, located in Westerkirk Parish Library in Bentpath, was erected in 1928 as a tribute to Thomas Telford. It is made of rock-faced white granite and features three bronze inscription panels along with a medallion bust created by Francis A.R.S.A. The monument is set on a low platform with steps, and it consists of a central upright slab that is flanked by lower and wider uprights, which include benches.

Local climate

Telford Monument, Westerkirk Parish Library, Bentpath 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 81% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 63 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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