Bowden Church is a Grade A listed building in the Scottish Borders local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 12 March 1971. Church.

Bowden Church

WRENN ID
lesser-ledge-rowan
Grade
A
Local Planning Authority
Scottish Borders
Constituency
Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk MP: John Lamont (Con)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
12 March 1971
Type
Church
OS grid reference
NT 554 301
Coordinates
55.56298, -2.70818
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

Bowden Church is an early 17th century building that features the Roxburghe and 1661 Cavers aisles. It underwent alterations in 1909 and 1690. Notable elements include the Meikle bell and the Lairds loft.

Local climate

Bowden Church receives an average of 910 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 61% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 50 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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