Old Ancrum Church, Ancrum is a Grade B listed building in the Scottish Borders local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 16 March 1971. Church.

Old Ancrum Church, Ancrum

WRENN ID
haunted-cellar-gilt
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Scottish Borders
Constituency
Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk MP: John Lamont (Con)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
16 March 1971
Type
Church
OS grid reference
NT 621 248
Coordinates
55.51624, -2.60097
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

Old Ancrum Church, built in 1762, features a fragmentary aisle from 1756 at the east end and underwent repairs in 1832. The church houses a Burgerhuys bell from 1618 in the present Kirk.

Local climate

Old Ancrum Church, Ancrum 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 64% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 55 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 34 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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