Bridge, Cowton Burn, Rickarton House is a Grade C listed building in the Aberdeenshire local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 25 November 1980.

Bridge, Cowton Burn, Rickarton House

WRENN ID
grim-pediment-gorse
Grade
C
Local Planning Authority
Aberdeenshire
Constituency
West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine MP: Andrew Bowie (Con)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
25 November 1980
OS grid reference
NO 837 888
Coordinates
56.99066, -2.26959
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

This is a late 18th century bridge spanning Cowton Burn, situated near Rickarton House. It consists of two small segmental arches, each featuring a cutwater. The bridge is constructed of ashlar stone, with alternate voussoirs raised to create a decorative effect.

Local climate

Bridge, Cowton Burn, Rickarton House receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 66% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 22 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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