Summerhouse, Kevock Tower, Kevock Road, Lasswade is a Grade C listed building in the Midlothian local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 7 March 1997. Summerhouse.

Summerhouse, Kevock Tower, Kevock Road, Lasswade

WRENN ID
gaunt-span-cream
Grade
C
Local Planning Authority
Midlothian
Constituency
Midlothian MP: Kirsty McNeill (Lab)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
7 March 1997
Type
Summerhouse
OS grid reference
NT 298 656
Coordinates
55.87879, -3.12267
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The summerhouse at Kevock Tower, located on Kevock Road in Lasswade, dates from the mid-19th century and is a two-storey circular structure with a castellated design. It is built from harled brick and features raised ashlar cills, a saw-tooth brick course beneath the eaves, and ashlar coped battlements.

On the principal southeast face, there is a segmental-arched window on each floor, with a boarded door positioned to the left at ground level. The southwest face also has a segmental-arched window on the first floor, while the northeast face features a replacement window on the first floor. The rear has a timber architrave and a timber panelled door that is accessed by a stair. The roof was not visible in 1996.

Inside, the summerhouse is lined with brick and has boarded floors and ceilings, with exposed rafters.

Local climate

Summerhouse, Kevock Tower, Kevock Road, Lasswade receives an average of 960 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 74% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 52% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 74% of listed buildings. Of these, 23 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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