Abbotsknowe, Huntly Road, Melrose is a Grade C listed building in the Scottish Borders local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 19 February 1981. House. 3 related planning applications.

Abbotsknowe, Huntly Road, Melrose

WRENN ID
dreaming-jamb-crag
Grade
C
Local Planning Authority
Scottish Borders
Constituency
Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk MP: John Lamont (Con)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
19 February 1981
Type
House
Address
Abbotsknowe, Huntly Road, Melrose, TD6 9SB
OS grid reference
NT 542 341
Coordinates
55.59879, -2.72706
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

Abbotsknowe is an earlier 19th-century building that stands two storeys high and features three bays, with the central bay being more prominent. This central bay has a cornice and a blocking course above it. The building is constructed from painted coursed squared rubble, accented with stugged ashlar dressings. It retains its original glazing, which includes margin panes. The central bay also has a projected canted bay that extends through both the ground and first floors.

Local climate

Abbotsknowe, Huntly Road, Melrose receives an average of 910 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 61% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 50 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 30 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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