Temple, Duddingston House, Milton Road West, Edinburgh is a Grade A listed building in the City of Edinburgh local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 14 July 1966. Temple.

Temple, Duddingston House, Milton Road West, Edinburgh

WRENN ID
high-pilaster-ivory
Grade
A
Local Planning Authority
City of Edinburgh
Constituency
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh MP: Chris Murray (Lab)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
14 July 1966
Type
Temple
OS grid reference
NT 291 727
Coordinates
55.94239, -3.13643
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The building is a temple located at Duddingston House on Milton Road West in Edinburgh, likely constructed around 1768 by Chambers. It features a classical design with a square plan and splayed angles. The temple is supported by eight Roman Doric columns and has an open dome.

Local climate

Temple, Duddingston House, Milton Road West, Edinburgh receives an average of 960 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 74% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 52% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 74% of listed buildings. Of these, 23 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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