Gilnockie Bridge is a Grade A listed building in the Dumfries and Galloway local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 3 August 1971. Bridge.

Gilnockie Bridge

WRENN ID
burning-cobble-falcon
Grade
A
Local Planning Authority
Dumfries and Galloway
Constituency
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale MP: David Mundell (Con)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
3 August 1971
Type
Bridge
OS grid reference
NY 385 781
Coordinates
55.09416, -2.96397
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

Gilnockie Bridge, built in 1793, is a road bridge featuring two large segmental arches, one spanning the River Esk and the other over dry land. The roadway was widened on cantilevers, likely during the mid-20th century. The bridge has a substantial masonry abutment located between the arches, and it is topped with modern plain iron parapets set in concrete.

Local climate

Gilnockie Bridge sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,110 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 88% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 80% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 53 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 94% of listed buildings. Of these, 30 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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