Black Barony is a Grade B listed building in the Scottish Borders local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 23 February 1971. Hotel.

Black Barony

WRENN ID
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Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Scottish Borders
Constituency
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale MP: David Mundell (Con)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
23 February 1971
Type
Hotel
OS grid reference
NT 236 472
Coordinates
55.71281, -3.21693
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

Black Barony is a building that originated as a 16th century tower-house. It was updated in the early 18th century, expanded during the Victorian era, and further extended in the present century when it was converted into a hotel. The mansion, sometimes referred to as Darnhall, was owned by the Murrays of Blackbarony in the early 16th century and was later passed to the Murrays of Elibank in 1771, who kept it until 1930. One of the most striking features of the building is the main entrance facade, which is primarily from the 18th century and is flanked by two square towers topped with bellcast roofs.

Local climate

Black Barony sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,060 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 85% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 65% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 61 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 98% of listed buildings. Of these, 39 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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