War Memorial, Main Street, Elphinstone is a Grade C listed building in the East Lothian local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 30 March 1992. War memorial.
War Memorial, Main Street, Elphinstone
- WRENN ID
- endless-cellar-alder
- Grade
- C
- Local Planning Authority
- East Lothian
- Constituency
- Lothian East MP: Mr Douglas Alexander (Lab)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 30 March 1992
- Type
- War memorial
- OS grid reference
- NT 395 702
- Coordinates
- 55.9218, -2.96835
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
The war memorial in Elphinstone, built in 1920, is made of grey stone. It features a stepped base and a trapezoid pedestal with rock-worked detailing. The pedestal bears a scroll that is inscribed with a roll of honour. At the top, there is a simple cross, which includes an inscription of dedication and a lily carving at the intersection.
Local climate
War Memorial, Main Street, Elphinstone 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 55% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 62% 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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