Braeburn House, Currie, Edinburgh is a Grade B listed building in the City of Edinburgh local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 22 January 1971. Mansion. 1 related planning application.

Braeburn House, Currie, Edinburgh

WRENN ID
gilded-ashlar-dale
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
City of Edinburgh
Constituency
Edinburgh South West MP: Dr Scott Arthur (Lab)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
22 January 1971
Type
Mansion
Address
Braeburn House, Currie, Edinburgh, EH14 6AQ
OS grid reference
NT 188 674
Coordinates
55.89316, -3.29945
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

Braeburn House is a rembling mansion located in Currie, Edinburgh, and was built in 1887 by architect Sir Robert Rowand Anderson. The building is primarily two storeys high and constructed from snecked red sandstone rubble, topped with a slated roof. At the eastern end, there is a copper cupola and corbie steps. The exterior features bay windows and a porch with a segmental pediment that is inscribed with 'MHB 1887'. Inside, there is a well-preserved wainscotted entrance hall and staircase.

Local climate

Braeburn House, Currie, Edinburgh sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 970 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 78% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 53% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 47 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 89% 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 0.3°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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