Gatepiers to northeast of Caroline Park House, West Shore Road, Edinburgh is a Grade B listed building in the City of Edinburgh local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 14 December 1966. Gatepiers. 2 related planning applications.

Gatepiers to northeast of Caroline Park House, West Shore Road, Edinburgh

WRENN ID
silver-mullion-evening
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
City of Edinburgh
Constituency
Edinburgh North and Leith MP: Tracy Gilbert (Lab)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
14 December 1966
Type
Gatepiers
OS grid reference
NT 227 773
Coordinates
55.98289, -3.23981
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The gatepiers located to the northeast of Caroline Park House on West Shore Road date back to around 1690 and have undergone alterations and additions over the years. They are made of sandstone ashlar and feature classical detailing. Each gatepier has a square plan with alternating pulvinated bands and fielded panels, along with a moulded base and cornice. Attached to the inner side of each pier are lower coped walls with pedestrian entrances, likely added in the mid-18th century. The gatepiers have been modified due to the removal of the iron gates and the decorative scrolled finials. Additionally, the vehicular entrance between the walls has been bricked up. On the outer face of each pier, there are lower coped rubble walls, which are probably from the 19th century.

Local climate

Gatepiers to northeast of Caroline Park House, West Shore Road, Edinburgh receives an average of 920 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 52% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 79% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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