Gatepiers, Closeburn Castle is a Grade C listed building in the Dumfries and Galloway local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 26 June 1986. Gatepiers.
Gatepiers, Closeburn Castle
- WRENN ID
- gentle-casement-root
- Grade
- C
- Local Planning Authority
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Constituency
- Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale MP: David Mundell (Con)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 26 June 1986
- Type
- Gatepiers
- OS grid reference
- NX 908 921
- Coordinates
- 55.21166, -3.71692
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
The gatepiers at Closeburn Castle date from the early 19th century and consist of four corniced octagonal structures located at the junction of the driveway. They are made of red ashlar stone and include two large inner piers that lead to the carriageway, along with smaller outer piers that feature pedestrian gates. The entrance is completed with wrought-iron gates.
Local climate
Gatepiers, Closeburn Castle sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,330 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 86% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 59 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 98% of listed buildings. Of these, 33 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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