Smithy, Stobo is a Grade B listed building in the Scottish Borders local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 23 February 1971. Smithy. 1 related planning application.

Smithy, Stobo

WRENN ID
gentle-chimney-rook
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
Smithy
Address
Smithy, Stobo, EH45 8NX
OS grid reference
NT 172 361
Coordinates
55.61226, -3.31509
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The Smithy in Stobo is a 19th century building made of whinstone. It is part of a group of structures located next to the former railway station.

Local climate

Smithy, Stobo 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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