Fountain, The Square, East Linton is a Grade B listed building in the East Lothian local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 28 March 1990. Fountain. 1 related planning application.

Fountain, The Square, East Linton

WRENN ID
dusk-porch-yew
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
East Lothian
Constituency
Lothian East MP: Mr Douglas Alexander (Lab)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
28 March 1990
Type
Fountain
Address
Fountain, The Square, East Linton, EH40 3AD
OS grid reference
NT 591 772
Coordinates
55.98624, -2.65583
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The Fountain, located in The Square, East Linton, was constructed in 1882. It features a cast-iron fountain and lampstand with an ashlar pedestal. The fountain is adorned with four figurines that pour from urns, all set within a scalloped iron basin. Above, there is a scalloped canopy that rises into a three-arm lampstand decorated with floral ornamentation. The lampstand holds three early 20th century, multi-faceted, glazed lamps that include decorative ironwork and finials.

Local climate

Fountain, The Square, East Linton 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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