Black Dwarf's Cottage is a Grade B listed building in the Scottish Borders local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 23 February 1971. Cottage.

Black Dwarf's Cottage

WRENN ID
knotted-stone-evening
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
Cottage
OS grid reference
NT 211 370
Coordinates
55.62082, -3.25287
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

Black Dwarf's Cottage is a small single-storey dwelling that dates back to 1802, featuring the initials D R. Originally thatched, the walls are now harled. A later whinstone cottage has been added to the south end, extending the original structure.

Local climate

Black Dwarf's Cottage 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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