Steading, Castlewigg is a Grade C listed building in the Dumfries and Galloway local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 17 December 1979. Steading.

Steading, Castlewigg

WRENN ID
south-tallow-flax
Grade
C
Local Planning Authority
Dumfries and Galloway
Constituency
Dumfries and Galloway MP: John Cooper (Con)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
17 December 1979
Type
Steading
OS grid reference
NX 426 432
Coordinates
54.75916, -4.44674
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The building is a steading from the early to earlier 19th century located at Castlewigg. It features an entrance range that has been altered at the rear. The structure is built of rubble with red sandstone ashlar dressings, highlighted by a pedimented central bay that breaks the eaves. There is a depressed, keystoned carriage arch with impost blocks, and above it, a tripartite window is set in the pedimented bay that also breaks the eaves. An oculus is present in the tympanum, with small windows flanking either side under the eaves of the lower ranges. The openings are asymmetrically arranged, and sliding doors have been introduced.

To the left of the center, there are original doors and windows in the outer bays, while to the right, there are stable doors at ground level and small granary windows positioned close under the eaves above. The tripartite opening contains small-pane sash and case windows, with fixed small-pane windows flanking below. Additionally, ridge stacks are located on either side of the central bay, and the roof is covered with corrugated material.

Local climate

Steading, Castlewigg sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,360 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 99% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 8 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 94% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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