Fernhill School, Fernbrae Avenue, Carmunnock is a Grade C listed building in the South Lanarkshire local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 23 March 1992. Villa, school.

Fernhill School, Fernbrae Avenue, Carmunnock

WRENN ID
sacred-rotunda-woodpecker
Grade
C
Local Planning Authority
South Lanarkshire
Constituency
Rutherglen MP: Michael Shanks (Lab)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
23 March 1992
Type
Villa, school
OS grid reference
NS 621 590
Coordinates
55.80516, -4.20082
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

Fernhill School is a large, asymmetrical two-storey villa built in the late 19th century, now serving as a school. The building features ashlar stonework, gables adorned with decorative timber trusses, and deep-eaved slate roofs with ridging tiles.

The north front includes an inner range with two gabled bays, which contain an entrance and large arched windows. The roof slopes down to the left and has a gable on the right. There are gabled ranges on either side, with the left side recessed and the right side advanced. The villa is topped with prominent corniced stacks. Inside, the building boasts a decorative interior with extensive timber and plaster work.

Local climate

Fernhill School, Fernbrae Avenue, Carmunnock 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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