Belhaven Church, Belhaven Road, Belhaven, Dunbar is a Grade B listed building in the East Lothian local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 11 January 1988. Church. 1 related planning application.

Belhaven Church, Belhaven Road, Belhaven, Dunbar

WRENN ID
pitched-tower-lark
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
East Lothian
Constituency
Lothian East MP: Mr Douglas Alexander (Lab)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
11 January 1988
Type
Church
Address
Belhaven Church, Belhaven Road, Belhaven, Dunbar, EH42 1NH
OS grid reference
NT 668 787
Coordinates
56.00064, -2.53282
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

Belhaven Church, located on Belhaven Road in Dunbar, was built between 1838 and 1840. It features a rectangular plan with a south bell turret and spire. The church is constructed from red whinstone that is snecked and squared, with droved ashlar dressings. The tower and belfry are made from Catcraig ashlar, and the roof is slated. The openings are hoodmoulded.

The south front has three bays and a gable front with octagonal finials at the corners. The center bay is advanced and rises to the tower above. There is a simple, boldly curved door surrounded by a tripartite pointed arch that features interesting tracery. Flanking this are two Y-traceried two-light windows. The tower has louvred openings and an octagonal steeple with blind slits and a slated roof, along with swept eaves. Moulded pedestal finials on the skews echo the steeple. The east and west elevations each have three bays with Y-traceried windows.

On the north (rear) side, there are two Y-traceried windows and a stained glass window at the center, along with a circular window in the gable head topped with a stone cross finial. There is a low parapet wall, although the railings have been removed. Square gatepiers and wrought-iron lamp stands are present.

A modern parish hall extension is located to the northwest of the church.

Inside, there is a panel-fronted gallery supported by cast-iron columns. The communion table has an arcaded frontage, and there is a raised central pulpit flanked by a corner organ to the east.

Local climate

Belhaven Church, Belhaven Road, Belhaven, Dunbar receives an average of 890 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 66% 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 10 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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