Statue Of Sir Walter Scott, Markethill Road, East Kilbride is a Grade C listed building in the South Lanarkshire local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 13 June 2002. Statue.

Statue Of Sir Walter Scott, Markethill Road, East Kilbride

WRENN ID
third-forge-gilt
Grade
C
Local Planning Authority
South Lanarkshire
Constituency
East Kilbride and Strathaven MP: Joani Reid (Lab)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
13 June 2002
Type
Statue
OS grid reference
NS 634 549
Coordinates
55.76883, -4.17776
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The statue of Sir Walter Scott, located on Markethill Road in East Kilbride, was created by Robertson in the 19th century. It depicts Sir Walter Scott seated with a thoughtful expression.

Local climate

Statue Of Sir Walter Scott, Markethill Road, East Kilbride sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,220 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 81% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 53 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 94% of listed buildings. Of these, 28 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.2°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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