Churchyard (Johnstone Burial Ground), Dryfe is a Grade B listed building in the Dumfries and Galloway local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 22 February 1988. Burial ground.
Churchyard (Johnstone Burial Ground), Dryfe
- WRENN ID
- noble-trefoil-gold
- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Constituency
- Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale MP: David Mundell (Con)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 22 February 1988
- Type
- Burial ground
- OS grid reference
- NY 128 838
- Coordinates
- 55.1412, -3.36801
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
The Johnstone Burial Ground in Dryfe is a triangular-plan burial site featuring ashlar-coped walls and decorative cast-iron railings on the west side, with a stepped slope on the south side. The burial ground is otherwise surrounded by a steep slope. It contains full-height, large, shallow advanced wings that serve as stone monuments to the Johnstone family and their employees. There are also cast-iron gates located at the south entrance. The burial ground dates from the 18th and 19th centuries, with some mid-20th century elements.
Local climate
Churchyard (Johnstone Burial Ground), Dryfe 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 82% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 49 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 26 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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