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

Old Ancrum Bridge, Ancrum

WRENN ID
endless-cinder-shade
Grade
A
Local Planning Authority
Scottish Borders
Constituency
Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk MP: John Lamont (Con)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
16 March 1971
Type
Bridge
OS grid reference
NT 638 237
Coordinates
55.50618, -2.57356
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

Old Ancrum Bridge is a handsome structure made of local freestone, built in the late 18th century. It features two segmental arches that span the river, with a third arch supporting the roadway over the flat left bank.

Local climate

Old Ancrum Bridge, 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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