Philpstoun, Bridge No. 38, Union Canal is a Grade C listed building in the West Lothian local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 25 June 1980.

Philpstoun, Bridge No. 38, Union Canal

WRENN ID: small-barrel-crimson
Grade: C
Local Planning Authority: West Lothian
Constituency: Bathgate and Linlithgow MP: Kirsteen Sullivan (Lab)
Country: Scotland
Date first listed: 25 June 1980
OS grid reference: NT 059 767
Coordinates: 55.97421, -3.50861
Source: Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

This is a canal bridge, dating to around 1820 and engineered by Hugh Baird. It features a single segmental arch constructed from stugged ashlar with slab copings. The keystones are numbered. The bridge forms part of the Union Canal, which is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument (SAM No. 4170), having been scheduled on 15 December 2003. The bridge’s statutory address is Fawnspark, Union Canal, Bridge 38.

Local climate

Philpstoun, Bridge No. 38, Union Canal receives an average of 950 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 55% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 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.

Philpstoun, Bridge No. 38, Union Canal

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