Wilson Monument, Castle Street, Strathaven is a Grade B listed building in the South Lanarkshire local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 11 November 1980. Monument.

Wilson Monument, Castle Street, Strathaven

WRENN ID
dark-ledge-dale
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
South Lanarkshire
Constituency
East Kilbride and Strathaven MP: Joani Reid (Lab)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
11 November 1980
Type
Monument
OS grid reference
NS 703 446
Coordinates
55.67756, -4.06281
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The Wilson Monument, located on Castle Street in Strathaven, was erected in 1846. It features a square-plan polished ashlar pedestal topped with an obelisk. The pedestal includes a polished ashlar panel that bears an inscription, along with the date displayed on a block pediment above. The base of the obelisk is adorned with an anthemion on one face and stylised crests on either side. The inscription reads: "Erected by public subscription in affectionate memory of James Wilson a patriotic Scotsman who suffered death at Glasgow 30th August 1820 for enunciating those principles of progress and reform by the adoption of which Great Britain has secured domestic peace and consolidated her power among the nations. Born at Strathaven 3rd September 1760."

Local climate

Wilson Monument, Castle Street, Strathaven sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,230 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 85% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 54 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 32 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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