The Fountain, Cornmill Square, Galashiels is a Grade B listed building in the Scottish Borders local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 12 March 1971. Fountain.
The Fountain, Cornmill Square, Galashiels
- WRENN ID
- ruined-sill-rush
- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- Scottish Borders
- Constituency
- Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk MP: John Lamont (Con)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 12 March 1971
- Type
- Fountain
- OS grid reference
- NT 492 359
- Coordinates
- 55.61482, -2.80694
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
The Fountain in Cornmill Square, Galashiels, was designed by Robert S. Lorimer and built between 1912 and 1913. It is located in the town centre and features a fountain that is set around a section of the mill lade. The fountain is situated within a large raised oval enclosure, which has an ashlar retaining wall and sweeping ashlar steps. The fountain itself is shaped like an elongated figure of eight, with a parapet at the northern end and a heavy squat balustrade at the southern end. At the northern end, there is a rusticated polygonal pillar topped with dolphins that support an Ionic column with their tails. The southern end of the fountain is decorated with a pair of nymphs riding on dolphins. Additionally, there are cast iron lamps surrounding the outer enclosure.
Local climate
The Fountain, Cornmill Square, Galashiels receives an average of 940 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 54% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 53 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 94% of listed buildings. Of these, 33 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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