Churchyard, The Vennel, South Queensferry is a Grade B listed building in the City of Edinburgh local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 19 December 1979.

Churchyard, The Vennel, South Queensferry

WRENN ID
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Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
City of Edinburgh
Constituency
Edinburgh West MP: Christine Jardine (LD)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
19 December 1979
OS grid reference
NT 130 782
Coordinates
55.98927, -3.39509
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The gate piers at the Old Burial Ground on The Vennel in South Queensferry date back to the 18th century. They feature rusticated ashlar with a moulded cornice and a ball finial on the left gate pier, while only a portion of the cornice remains on the right. A modern iron gate is present.

The churchyard wall is primarily from the later 17th century and is constructed mainly of rubble. The inner wall facing The Vennel is made of droved ashlar, with the base course having been renovated in modern times.

Additionally, there are four bee-boles attached to the north wall.

The burial ground contains notable examples of tombstones from the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries.

Local climate

Churchyard, The Vennel, South Queensferry receives an average of 930 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 51% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 77% 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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