Stobo Castle is a Grade A listed building in the Scottish Borders local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 23 February 1971. Castle. 1 related planning application.
Stobo Castle
- WRENN ID
- lost-railing-sorrel
- Grade
- A
- Local Planning Authority
- Scottish Borders
- Constituency
- Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale MP: David Mundell (Con)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 23 February 1971
- Type
- Castle
- Address
- Stobo Castle, EH45 8NY
- OS grid reference
- NT 172 366
- Coordinates
- 55.61647, -3.31463
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
Stobo Castle is a significant estate that was purchased in 1767 by James Montgomery, who was the Lord Advocate and later became the Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer. The castle itself was constructed by Sir James Montgomery, the second of Stobo, who took over from his father in 1803. The building was erected between 1805 and 1811, following designs by James Elliot. A port-cochere was added later, around 1849, by the Edinburgh architect John Lessels. The interior features a classical style, which contrasts with the medieval appearance of the exterior that resembles a fortress. The castle is set within an extensive landscaped parkland.
Local climate
Stobo Castle sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,170 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 90% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 78% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 65 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 43 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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- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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- 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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