Old Bridge Of Ellon, River Ythan, Ellon is a Grade A listed building in the Aberdeenshire local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 16 April 1971. Bridge. 1 related planning application.

Old Bridge Of Ellon, River Ythan, Ellon

WRENN ID
western-passage-ash
Grade
A
Local Planning Authority
Aberdeenshire
Constituency
Gordon and Buchan MP: Harriet Cross (Con)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
16 April 1971
Type
Bridge
OS grid reference
NJ 956 303
Coordinates
57.36343, -2.07315
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The Old Bridge of Ellon, dated 1793, features three segmental arches with keyblocks and V-cut waters. It is constructed from coursed pinned rubble with granite ashlar dressings. There is a long southern approach that includes a flood arch. The bridge is currently disused and was replaced in 1940.

Local climate

Old Bridge Of Ellon, River Ythan, Ellon receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 53% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 18 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 82% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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