Water Tower, Cammo House, Edinburgh is a Grade B listed building in the City of Edinburgh local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 14 July 1966. Water tower.

Water Tower, Cammo House, Edinburgh

WRENN ID
roaming-cloister-hazel
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
City of Edinburgh
Constituency
Edinburgh West MP: Christine Jardine (LD)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
14 July 1966
Type
Water tower
OS grid reference
NT 175 742
Coordinates
55.95418, -3.32142
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The water tower at Cammo House in Edinburgh dates back to the early 19th century. It is circular in shape and consists of four stages, with a string course that separates each stage. The tower features a crenellated crown and has four blocked openings on each stage. There is also an opening on the ground floor that leads to a southwest doorway.

Local climate

Water Tower, Cammo House, 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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