Old Bridge, Innerleithen is a Grade C listed building in the Scottish Borders local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 23 February 1971. Bridge.

Old Bridge, Innerleithen

WRENN ID
stubborn-remnant-wagtail
Grade
C
Local Planning Authority
Scottish Borders
Constituency
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale MP: David Mundell (Con)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
23 February 1971
Type
Bridge
OS grid reference
NT 333 371
Coordinates
55.62326, -3.06031
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The Old Bridge in Innerleithen, built in 1701, is a single arch rubble bridge that spans the River Leithen. It features splayed parapets at each end.

Local climate

Old Bridge, Innerleithen sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,070 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 86% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 71% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 65 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 43 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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