Lasswade Viaduct is a Grade B listed building in the Midlothian local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 27 April 1995. Viaduct. 1 related planning application.

Lasswade Viaduct

WRENN ID
quartered-flint-marsh
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Midlothian
Constituency
Midlothian MP: Kirsty McNeill (Lab)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
27 April 1995
Type
Viaduct
OS grid reference
NT 300 657
Coordinates
55.87939, -3.11931
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

Lasswade Viaduct, designed by Thomas Bouch in 1867, is a six-span structure featuring segmental arches supported by tapered, rectangular-plan pylons. It is constructed from cream bull-faced sandstone, which includes polished voussoirs, a string course, and a curved ashlar cope. The viaduct is finished with light steel railings.

Local climate

Lasswade Viaduct 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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