Footbridge, Dalhousie Castle is a Grade C listed building in the Midlothian local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 1 November 2002. Footbridge.

Footbridge, Dalhousie Castle

WRENN ID
gilded-plaster-dust
Grade
C
Local Planning Authority
Midlothian
Constituency
Midlothian MP: Kirsty McNeill (Lab)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
1 November 2002
Type
Footbridge
OS grid reference
NT 319 639
Coordinates
55.86362, -3.08926
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The footbridge at Dalhousie Castle dates from the earlier to mid 19th century, and may be even older. It features a single span with a segmental arch that crosses over the Dalhousie Burn. The bridge is constructed from tooled stone blocks and has rounded coping stones on the parapet. The road leading to the bridge is covered by grass as of 2002.

Local climate

Footbridge, Dalhousie 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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