Old Bridge, Musselburgh is a Grade A listed building in the East Lothian local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 22 January 1971. Bridge.

Old Bridge, Musselburgh

WRENN ID
stark-chancel-elm
Grade
A
Local Planning Authority
East Lothian
Constituency
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh MP: Chris Murray (Lab)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
22 January 1971
Type
Bridge
OS grid reference
NT 340 725
Coordinates
55.94134, -3.05699
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The Old Bridge in Musselburgh is an early 16th century structure that was repaired in 1597. It features three segmental arches, with two spanning the river and one that is out of alignment, likely added during the 1597 repairs, all adorned with drip-stones and constructed from coursed rubble. The bridge has V-plan cut waters with refuges over the southern pair of arches. At each end, there is a stepped approach, with the step at the north end set within a splayed and battered bridgehead.

Local climate

Old Bridge, Musselburgh 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 52% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 74% of listed buildings. Of these, 23 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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