Tongland Abbey is a Grade B listed building in the Dumfries and Galloway local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 4 November 1971. Abbey.
Tongland Abbey
- WRENN ID
- grim-baluster-vermeil
- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Constituency
- Dumfries and Galloway MP: John Cooper (Con)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 4 November 1971
- Type
- Abbey
- OS grid reference
- NX 697 539
- Coordinates
- 54.86311, -4.03058
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
Tongland Abbey consists of fragmentary remains believed to date back to the 12th century. The existing structure includes the western gable, which is complete to the wallhead and features a square stone belfry, along with parts of the northern and southern side walls. These walls have been significantly altered in post-Reformation times to create the old Parish Church. Notably, there is a richly moulded round-headed doorway on the northern wall, which has been considerably restored and features dog-tooth moulding, thought to be a 17th century imitation of medieval craftsmanship.
Local climate
Tongland Abbey sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,290 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 94% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 95% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.2°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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