Hornshole Bridge is a Grade C listed building in the Scottish Borders local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 7 November 2007.
Hornshole Bridge
- WRENN ID
- inner-gargoyle-ebony
- Grade
- C
- Local Planning Authority
- Scottish Borders
- Constituency
- Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk MP: John Lamont (Con)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 7 November 2007
- OS grid reference
- NT 533 168
- Coordinates
- 55.44291, -2.73962
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
An earlier 19th century hump-back bridge carries a road over the River Teviot. Featuring a single arch, the bridge has a high arch and a parapet that rises to a point at the centre. Constructed from whinstone rubble, the arch is defined by squared voussoirs, and the parapet has a rounded cope, complemented by splayed wing walls.
This is a well-preserved example of a road bridge built in the earlier 19th century, positioned high above the River Teviot. It represents the only crossing point on this section of the river between Denholm and the centre of Hawick. The bridge’s approach roads run at right angles to its length, and together with the high hump-back form, creates a striking feature within the landscape. The bridge's construction date is estimated based on map evidence, indicating it was built between 1822 and 1840. It first appears on N Tennant’s 1840 map of Roxburgh County, and is also shown on William Crawford and William Brooke’s 1843 map and the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map of circa 1863.
Local climate
Hornshole Bridge sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 970 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 78% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 60% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 56 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 96% of listed buildings. Of these, 35 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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