West Hopes is a Grade C listed building in the East Lothian local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 2 May 1990.
West Hopes
- WRENN ID
- tattered-rubblework-wind
- Grade
- C
- Local Planning Authority
- East Lothian
- Constituency
- Lothian East MP: Mr Douglas Alexander (Lab)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 2 May 1990
- OS grid reference
- NT 557 627
- Coordinates
- 55.85622, -2.70855
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
West Hopes is an 18th-century, two-storey, three-bay farmhouse. The farmhouse is constructed of rubble whinstone with ashlar dressings.
The south elevation has the three bays grouped towards the centre. A modern porch has been added at the centre, with access from the east side. Original sash and case windows with a 12-pane glazing pattern are located in the flanking bays and in each bay on the first floor.
The north elevation has small windows to the centre bay, a blank right bay, and a later stone catslide extension to the left bay. The east gable has one window to each floor at the outer right, and a small attic window; a small window is also present in the catslide to the right. The west gable has one window at each floor, offset to the left, and an attic window.
The farmhouse has a slate roof and brick end stacks.
A ruinous early steading remains to the south, as recorded by the Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments Scotland (RCAHMS). Coped rubble retaining walls mark the steading’s boundaries.
Local climate
West Hopes 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 lower than that of 51% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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