Tombhouse, Niddrie Marishcal House, Edinburgh is a Grade B listed building in the City of Edinburgh local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 14 December 1970. Tomb-house.

Tombhouse, Niddrie Marishcal House, Edinburgh

WRENN ID
waning-cobble-fern
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
City of Edinburgh
Constituency
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh MP: Chris Murray (Lab)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
14 December 1970
Type
Tomb-house
OS grid reference
NT 300 714
Coordinates
55.93084, -3.12079
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The tombhouse at Niddrie Marishcal House in Edinburgh dates back to the 18th century. It is a vaulted structure that is attached to the western extension of the mansion, which has since been demolished. The facade features a pediment and has quoin ends, with a rusticated central arch that is flanked by niches.

Local climate

Tombhouse, Niddrie Marishcal House, 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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