The Whalebone Arch, Netherurd is a Grade B listed building in the Scottish Borders local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 23 February 1971.

The Whalebone Arch, Netherurd

WRENN ID
haunted-render-yarrow
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Scottish Borders
Constituency
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale MP: David Mundell (Con)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
23 February 1971
OS grid reference
NT 118 443
Coordinates
55.68459, -3.40369
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The Whalebone Arch at Netherurd is a recently rebuilt structure on its current location to accommodate road realignments.

Local climate

The Whalebone Arch, Netherurd sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,130 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 88% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 73% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 58 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 97% of listed buildings. Of these, 37 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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Nearby listed buildings

  1. Netherurd House Grade B 388 m
  2. Stables, Netherurd Home Farm Grade B 396 m
  3. Gibson-Carmichael Vault, Kirkurd Parish Church Grade B 911 m
  4. Session House, Kirkurd Parish Church Grade B 920 m
  5. Kirkurd Parish Church And Churchyard Grade B 929 m
  6. Kirkurd War Memorial Grade B 1.1 km
  7. North East Stable Range, West Mains Farm, Kirkurd Grade B 1.1 km
  8. Blyth Bridge Grade C 1.5 km
  9. Blyth Mill, Blyth Bridge Grade B 1.6 km
  10. Castlecraig Grade B 1.8 km