Almond Aqueduct, Union Canal is a Grade A listed building in the City of Edinburgh local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 22 February 1971.
Almond Aqueduct, Union Canal
- WRENN ID
- far-floor-russet
- Grade
- A
- Local Planning Authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Constituency
- Edinburgh West MP: Christine Jardine (LD)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 22 February 1971
- OS grid reference
- NT 104 706
- Coordinates
- 55.92032, -3.43398
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
The Almond Aqueduct, built circa 1820 by engineer Hugh Baird, carries the Union Canal over the River Avon, near Linn's Mill. It is located approximately half within Kirkliston Parish, Midlothian. The aqueduct comprises five semi-circular arches, constructed with dressed voussoirs and rock-faced piers. The structure is of stone, with iron railings along the parapet.
Local climate
Almond Aqueduct, Union Canal sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 990 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 58% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 49 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 29 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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