The Whim, Whim Road, Gullane is a Grade C listed building in the East Lothian local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 7 December 1988. Folly, lookout post. 4 related planning applications.

The Whim, Whim Road, Gullane

WRENN ID
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Grade
C
Local Planning Authority
East Lothian
Constituency
Lothian East MP: Mr Douglas Alexander (Lab)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
7 December 1988
Type
Folly, lookout post
Address
The Whim, Whim Road, Gullane, EH31 2BD
OS grid reference
NT 474 826
Coordinates
56.03428, -2.84411
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The Whim is a small round tower folly or lookout post located on Gullane Hill, dating from the late 18th century. The structure is built of rubble, which was formerly harled. There is a rubble boundary wall that runs along the south and northeast sides of the property. At the eastern side, there is a projecting porch. The tower features three lights under the eaves, with 4-pane glazing in sash and case windows. It is topped with a slated cone roof that has a decorative cast-iron finial.

Local climate

The Whim, Whim Road, Gullane receives an average of 950 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 73% 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 14 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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