Balbirnie Bridge, Alburne Park is a Grade B listed building in the Fife local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 24 November 1972. Bridge.

Balbirnie Bridge, Alburne Park

WRENN ID
shifting-turret-thyme
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Fife
Constituency
Glenrothes and Mid Fife MP: Richard Baker (Lab)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
24 November 1972
Type
Bridge
OS grid reference
NO 286 014
Coordinates
56.20035, -3.15222
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

Also on this page: flood risk · radon risk · weather exposure · detailed attributes ↓

Description

Balbirnie Bridge, rebuilt in 1792, spans the River Leven. It is constructed from droved, squared, and coursed rubble, featuring voussoirs and a flat coped ashlar parapet. The bridge has two segmental arches, with a cutwater at the central pier, and is dated on the west side.

Local climate

Balbirnie Bridge, Alburne Park receives an average of 910 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 70% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 23 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.

More on this building

Sign in or create a free account to unlock:

  • No EPC on record for this property
  • No sale records on file
  • No related consent applications matched
  • Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
  • Flood risk assessment
  • Radon risk assessment
  • Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
Create free account

Matched applications, energy data and sale records are assembled automatically and may contain errors. Flag incorrect data.

Similar buildings

The closest matches to this building from all 493,000 UK listed buildings, by architecture, period and materials.

See all similar buildings →

this building   1 similar   nearby listed buildings

Nearby listed buildings

  1. Leven Bank, Alburne Park, Glenrothes Grade B 184 m
  2. Rothes House Grade C 304 m
  3. Balbirnie Railway Viaduct Grade B 476 m
  4. West Lodge, Balbirnie House, Balbirnie Park Grade B 847 m
  5. Walled Garden, Balbirnie House, Balbirnie Park Grade B 956 m
  6. Sw Range, Stables, Balbirnie House, Balbirnie Park Grade B 959 m
  7. Se Range, Stables, Balbirnie House, Balbirnie Park Grade B 965 m
  8. Nw Range, Stables, Balbirnie House, Balbirnie Park Grade B 968 m
  9. Se Range, Stables, Balbirnie House, Balbirnie Park Grade B 970 m
  10. Se Range, Stables, Balbirnie House, Balbirnie Park Grade B 974 m