Folly, Cockpen Farm is a Grade C listed building in the Midlothian local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 14 September 1979. 1 related planning application.
Folly, Cockpen Farm
- WRENN ID
- ghost-kitchen-pine
- Grade
- C
- Local Planning Authority
- Midlothian
- Constituency
- Midlothian MP: Kirsty McNeill (Lab)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 14 September 1979
- Address
- Folly, Cockpen Farm, EH19 3JF
- OS grid reference
- NT 325 638
- Coordinates
- 55.86274, -3.07897
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
This is a circular folly dating to the later 18th century. It is constructed from randomly arranged unhewn stones, with a polished sandstone ashlar base course. A round-arched doorway is positioned on the north side. The roof was removed in 1998.
The folly's design is similar to another folly located on the west bank of the River South Esk within the Dalhousie Castle policies. It was recorded as a “ruin” on the first edition Ordnance Survey map of 1852, and later described as a pump house, though its original purpose remains unclear. It most likely served as a decorative feature within the landscape. One source suggests that some of the stonework may be remnants of an older dovecot. The site is near the location of the former Mansion of Cockpen, which was originally owned by Mr Baron Cockburn and later by the Earl of Dalhousie.
The folly is part of a group of buildings including Dalhousie Castle, a folly on the west bank of the River South Esk, the Dalhousie Bridge, West Lodge, and the site of the former Dalhousie Walled Garden.
Local climate
Folly, Cockpen Farm 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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