Duddingston Parish Church, Old Church Lane, Edinburgh is a Grade A listed building in the City of Edinburgh local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 14 December 1970.
Duddingston Parish Church, Old Church Lane, Edinburgh
- WRENN ID
- waning-ashlar-vetch
- Grade
- A
- Local Planning Authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Constituency
- Edinburgh East and Musselburgh MP: Chris Murray (Lab)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 14 December 1970
- OS grid reference
- NT 283 726
- Coordinates
- 55.94119, -3.14914
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
The graveyard at Duddingston Parish Church dates back to the 12th century and features a Romanesque design. Originally, it had an aisleless nave with only a chancel, highlighted by a richly detailed southwest doorway and chancel arch. A western tower was added later, and in 1631, a north aisle was introduced, which includes two windows with gothic survival tracery. Significant alterations occurred, likely in the late 18th century, resulting in gothic windows on the south wall, modifications to the east gable, a scalloped parapet on the tower, and obelisk pinnacles. The interior was remodeled by Sir Robert Rowand Anderson in 1889, reflecting a 17th-century style. The graveyard also contains jougs, which are probably from the 17th century, and a hexagonal watch tower built in 1824 by Robert Brown. This two-storey structure is made of ashlar and features a corbelled and battlemented parapet, octagonal chimney shafts, and round arched windows. Additionally, there are simple square gatepiers topped with pyramid caps.
Local climate
Duddingston Parish Church, Old Church Lane, 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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