The King's Gate is a Grade B listed building in the Midlothian local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 5 May 1999. 1 related planning application.
The King's Gate
- WRENN ID
- steep-jamb-ivy
- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- Midlothian
- Constituency
- Midlothian MP: Kirsty McNeill (Lab)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 5 May 1999
- OS grid reference
- NT 324 652
- Coordinates
- 55.87581, -3.08144
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
The King’s Gate is a triumphal arch dated 1822, constructed from polished, coursed sandstone ashlar. It was built to commemorate George IV's visit to Newbattle Abbey and formed the entrance to an avenue that previously led to the Abbey, though this route is now largely obscured by a modern housing estate. The arch features a high, round-arched central opening with decorative impost details, flanked by two lower gateways. A polished parapet sits atop a moulded cornice. A blank tablet is set into the west elevation of the arch, while the east elevation features a tooled tablet inscribed with "THE KINGS GATE AUGUST XXVIII CVXXX XXII". The structure is shown on both the first edition (1852) and second edition (1892) Ordnance Survey maps.
Local climate
The King's Gate 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- 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
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