North Gate Piers, Biel is a Grade B listed building in the East Lothian local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 5 February 1971. Gatepiers.
North Gate Piers, Biel
- WRENN ID
- pitched-kitchen-hazel
- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- East Lothian
- Constituency
- Lothian East MP: Mr Douglas Alexander (Lab)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 5 February 1971
- Type
- Gatepiers
- OS grid reference
- NT 627 775
- Coordinates
- 55.98935, -2.59859
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
North Gate Piers in Biel are a pair of impressive classical gatepiers dating from the early to mid-18th century. They are constructed from cream ashlar sandstone and are square in shape. The piers feature rusticated surfaces, a moulded cornice, and ornamental ball finials on top.
Local climate
North Gate Piers, Biel receives an average of 900 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 67% 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 11 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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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