Balgone South House, Balgone House is a Grade C listed building in the East Lothian local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 5 February 1971. Pavilion. 1 related planning application.
Balgone South House, Balgone House
- WRENN ID
- forbidden-granite-birch
- Grade
- C
- Local Planning Authority
- East Lothian
- Constituency
- Lothian East MP: Mr Douglas Alexander (Lab)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 5 February 1971
- Type
- Pavilion
- Address
- Balgone South House, Balgone House, EH39 5PB
- OS grid reference
- NT 566 823
- Coordinates
- 56.03186, -2.69728
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
Balgone South House is a mid 18th century, two-storey pavilion with a rectangular plan. The building features random rubble construction with red harling and piended ashlar margins.
On the north elevation, there are three bays, with the doorway moved from the center to the outer right bay. The first-floor lights are located under the eaves, and there are additional enlarged windows.
The east and west elevations each have two bays, with openings grouped centrally.
The south elevation has irregular openings, including the original doorway located in the outer right position.
The sash and case windows have a 12-pane glazing pattern, with some featuring 4-pane and plate glass, while the casement windows have modern glazing. The roof is piended slate with sweeping eaves and a central stack.
Local climate
Balgone South House, Balgone House receives an average of 930 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 71% 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 13 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
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- Radon risk assessment
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