Footbridge, River North Esk, Melville Castle is a Grade B listed building in the Midlothian local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 18 February 1987.

Footbridge, River North Esk, Melville Castle

WRENN ID
forbidden-mantel-yarrow
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Midlothian
Constituency
Midlothian MP: Kirsty McNeill (Lab)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
18 February 1987
OS grid reference
NT 307 667
Coordinates
55.8887, -3.10827
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The footbridge, dating from the earlier 19th century, crosses the River North Esk as part of the South Drive leading to Melville Castle. It is constructed of cast iron, featuring curved cast-iron approaches. The bridge’s single segmental arch is flanked by plain cast-iron railing parapets topped with urn finials. A gate is present on the north-western bank, and the bridge has a timber decking, all painted green. The bridge appears on the first edition Ordnance Survey map of 1854. It forms a group with Melville Castle, Chestnut House, East Lodge, Esk Cottage, Garden Cottage, Garden Farmhouse, Walled Garden and Lodge, South Lodge, Walled Garden Steading, and Willie's Temple.

Local climate

Footbridge, River North Esk, Melville Castle 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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