Bridge, Biel House is a Grade B listed building in the East Lothian local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 2 May 1990. Bridge.

Bridge, Biel House

WRENN ID
late-chapel-falcon
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
East Lothian
Constituency
Lothian East MP: Mr Douglas Alexander (Lab)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
2 May 1990
Type
Bridge
OS grid reference
NT 636 758
Coordinates
55.97387, -2.58403
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

Biel House Bridge, built around 1760, is a double span classical bridge constructed from large, droved sandstone blocks that are coursed and feature ashlar dressings. It has a prominent central water-break pier shaped like a keel, which includes a band course and a keystoned oculus that spans the entire width, along with a raised surround on the east side. The bridge is flanked by wide semi-circular keystoned arches. Below the parapet, there is a bracketted string course topped with ashlar coping. On the west parapet, a carved armorial panel is positioned above the oculus. Additionally, there is a keystoned round-arched entrance to a pedestrian arch located on the north bank.

Local climate

Bridge, Biel House 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 greater than that of 66% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 11 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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