The Cottage, Athelstaneford is a Grade C listed building in the East Lothian local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 19 June 1991. 3 related planning applications.

The Cottage, Athelstaneford

WRENN ID
muted-moat-scarlet
Grade
C
Local Planning Authority
East Lothian
Constituency
Lothian East MP: Mr Douglas Alexander (Lab)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
19 June 1991
Address
The Cottage, Athelstaneford, EH39 5BE
OS grid reference
NT 535 773
Coordinates
55.98669, -2.74607
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

This is a late 18th century, single-story cottage with three bays. It is constructed of random rubble stone, with dressings renewed in concrete. The cottage has a door situated to the right of the centre, and sash windows with a 12-pane glazing pattern on either side. Openings at the rear have been enlarged. The roof is covered with red pantiles, and there is an ashlar-coped stack. The cottage is part of a group of buildings of B group value with 'White Cottage' adjoining it to the west. Historical records, including a plan of the Gilmerton Estate from 1784, and the Statistical Account of 1799, document the cottage.

Local climate

The Cottage, Athelstaneford 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 66% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 13 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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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  1. White Cottage, Main Street, Athelstaneford Grade C 11 m
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  4. Home House, Main Street, Athelstaneford Grade B 41 m
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  7. School, Main Street, Athelstaneford Grade C 63 m
  8. Staneford, Main Street, Athelstaneford Grade B 69 m
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  10. Lower Braehead Cottage, The Brae, Athelstaneford Grade C 96 m