Darnick Cottage, Abbotsford Road, Darnick is a Grade C listed building in the Scottish Borders local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 19 February 1981. Cottage. 2 related planning applications.

Darnick Cottage, Abbotsford Road, Darnick

WRENN ID
lapsed-attic-primrose
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
Cottage
Address
Darnick Cottage, Abbotsford Road, Darnick, TD6 9AH
OS grid reference
NT 532 342
Coordinates
55.59999, -2.74395
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

Darnick Cottage, located on Abbotsford Road in Darnick, was built in 1808 and later heightened in the 19th century. The south front features three bays, with a central door that is sheltered by a modern glazed timber porch. Above the door is a date panel. The wall head has been raised, and two gabled attic dormers have been added. The exterior is harled, with straight skews and a slated roof, and there are rectangular coped end-stacks.

Local climate

Darnick Cottage, Abbotsford Road, Darnick 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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