Glencairn Tenement, High Street, Dumbarton is a Grade B listed building in the West Dunbartonshire local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 3 March 1971. Tenement. 5 related planning applications.

Glencairn Tenement, High Street, Dumbarton

WRENN ID
former-flint-claret
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
West Dunbartonshire
Constituency
West Dunbartonshire MP: Douglas McAllister (Lab)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
3 March 1971
Type
Tenement
OS grid reference
NS 395 752
Coordinates
55.94314, -4.57128
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

Glencairn Tenement is a three-storey, four-bay townhouse located on High Street in Dumbarton, dated 1623 on the dormerhead, though it may include some earlier materials. The building is constructed of coursed squared rubble. To the left, there is a round-arched pend with a shaped stone over the keystone. In 1924-1925, three taller round-arched openings were added to fill the remaining bays. The windows above feature 12-pane sashes with moulded reveals. There is a central rectangular plaque recess on the first floor and a continuous string course above. The second-floor windows are topped with broken pedimented dormerheads that have spike finials. The building has crow-stepped gables, rebuilt end stacks, and a slate roof. Additionally, it was extended to the rear in the 19th century.

Local climate

Glencairn Tenement, High Street, Dumbarton sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,490 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 92% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 47 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 89% of listed buildings. Of these, 26 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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