Gibson-Carmichael Vault, Kirkurd Parish Church is a Grade B listed building in the Scottish Borders local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 23 February 1971.

Gibson-Carmichael Vault, Kirkurd Parish Church

WRENN ID
gilded-rampart-bramble
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Scottish Borders
Constituency
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale MP: David Mundell (Con)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
23 February 1971
OS grid reference
NT 127 442
Coordinates
55.68419, -3.38917
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

Located within the churchyard of Kirkurd Parish Church is a significant private vault belonging to the former owners of Castlecraig. The Gibson-Carmichael Vault and its associated gate are the most prominent monuments within the churchyard, demonstrating a notable feature of the site.

Local climate

Gibson-Carmichael Vault, Kirkurd Parish Church sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,130 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 88% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 73% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 58 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 97% of listed buildings. Of these, 37 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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Nearby listed buildings

  1. Session House, Kirkurd Parish Church Grade B 17 m
  2. Kirkurd Parish Church And Churchyard Grade B 23 m
  3. North East Stable Range, West Mains Farm, Kirkurd Grade B 361 m
  4. Kirkurd War Memorial Grade B 599 m
  5. The Whalebone Arch, Netherurd Grade B 911 m
  6. Castlecraig Grade B 912 m
  7. Sundial, Castlecraig Grade B 929 m
  8. Blyth Bridge Grade C 972 m
  9. Stables, Netherurd Home Farm Grade B 1.0 km
  10. Memorials in burial ground, Kirkurd Old Church, Kirkurd Grade B 1.1 km