Lauder Bridge is a Grade B listed building in the Scottish Borders local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 9 June 1971.

Lauder Bridge

WRENN ID
calm-beam-thistle
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Scottish Borders
Constituency
Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk MP: John Lamont (Con)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
9 June 1971
OS grid reference
NT 541 473
Coordinates
55.71733, -2.73182
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

This is a single-span rubble bridge, likely dating to around 1780, built over the Leader Water. It is also known as 'Eagle Bridge' due to its proximity to the Eagle Gates at the southern entrance to Thirlestane Castle. The bridge is buttressed at one end, incorporating an archway within a square recess. Coped parapets have been added to either end, and it provides a single carriageway.

The bridge's archway set within a squared recess contributes significantly to the landscape at the foot of the town. It sits on the line of the southern boundary wall of Thirlestane Castle, though it is not part of the estate. Funds were raised for its construction, with 47 guineas being subscribed in 1772-73, and subsequent payments recorded in the Scotts family of Harden’s cash book in 1776.

Historical records suggest an earlier bridge with the same name existed in 1482. This earlier bridge is believed to have been the site of the capture and hanging of several close associates of King James III of Scotland, including mason and architect Robert Cochrane. It is thought to have spanned the Leader along the line of a now-disused road between The Row and Norton. The bridge is shown on the 1st Edition Ordnance Survey map from 1855-7.

Local climate

Lauder Bridge receives an average of 880 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 71% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 49 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 30 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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