Old Bridge, Newbattle is a Grade A listed building in the Midlothian local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 22 January 1971. Bridge.

Old Bridge, Newbattle

WRENN ID
lapsed-merlon-peregrine
Grade
A
Local Planning Authority
Midlothian
Constituency
Midlothian MP: Kirsty McNeill (Lab)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
22 January 1971
Type
Bridge
OS grid reference
NT 331 657
Coordinates
55.8799, -3.07022
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The Old Bridge in Newbattle is a 16th-century structure made of coursed, tooled sandstone. It features a two-span design with pointed arches and a hoodmould. The bridge includes triangular cutwaters and has a curved refuge in the upstream parapet, as well as a triangular refuge in the downstream parapet. The road surface is tarmac.

Local climate

Old Bridge, Newbattle receives an average of 960 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 74% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 52% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 74% 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.

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