Well, Dudhope Castle, Dundee is a Grade B listed building in the Dundee City local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 4 February 1965. Well.

Well, Dudhope Castle, Dundee

WRENN ID
leaning-glass-tide
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Dundee City
Constituency
Dundee Central MP: Chris Law (SNP)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
4 February 1965
Type
Well
OS grid reference
NO 394 306
Coordinates
56.46417, -2.98403
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

Dudhope Castle Well, built in 1743, was originally located at Overgate. It was moved to Tally Street in 1828 and then to its current position beside Dudhope Castle in 1897. The well is a square section ashlar box with a cornice and a swept pyramidal roof. It features a cast-iron lion mask spout, although the pump handle is missing.

Local climate

Well, Dudhope Castle, Dundee receives an average of 910 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 69% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 82% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 53 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 94% of listed buildings. Of these, 28 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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