A boldly curved and crenellated granite front gives unusual architectural drama to a small building now shared by retail and residential uses.
Quick facts
- Date
- About 1800; refronted in the mid-19th century
- Architect / designer
- Makers unrecorded
- Type
- Bow-fronted granite house with shop and residential accommodation
- Designation
- Listed building, Category C (LB24314)
- OS grid reference
- NX 83318 61390
Architecture, archaeology and continuing use
The older rectangular house is almost concealed by a full-height three-bay bow. Bull-faced granite, polished margins, broad shop windows and an embattled parapet turn the curved frontage into a distinctive town-centre landmark.
Its story
A house of about 1800 gained its striking granite front in the mid-nineteenth century, when a shop was incorporated at ground level. Recent adaptation retains commercial space below a renovated apartment.
Why it is included
Distinctive form, clear evidence of successive adaptation and continuing mixed use make this modest Category C building unusually illuminating.
What to notice
- Full-height bow across three bays.
- Embattled parapet with a central pediment.
- Modern shopfront inserted beneath older sash windows.
Reading the surroundings
Visit the charity shop only during its published hours. The upper accommodation is private, and exterior viewing should not obstruct the shop entrance or nearby traffic.
Timeline
- c.1800 The earliest rectangular house was erected.
- Mid-19th century A crenellated bow front transformed the street elevation.
- 2025 Renovation created a modern apartment within part of the building.
- 2026 A canine-rescue charity shop continues at ground level.
What we know — and what remains uncertain
Public sources confirm the shop and a renovated apartment but do not define the tenure of every internal space.
Sources & further reading
- Historic Environment Scotland: The Round House, LB24314 — Designation status, mapped location, date, fabric and architectural or archaeological interest.
- Dumfries and Galloway Canine Rescue Centre: Dalbeattie shop — Current charity-shop use, address and opening pattern.
- Galbraith: Round House apartment — Independent recent evidence for renovated residential accommodation within the listed building.
Location
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