# Blyth Bridge
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{{Short description|Village in Scottish Borders, Scotland}}
{{for|the village in Staffordshire|Blythe Bridge}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox UK place
| country = Scotland
| official_name = Blyth Bridge
| gaelic_name =
| population = 107
| map_type = Scotland
| os_grid_reference = NT136455
| coordinates = {{coord|55.695|-3.376|display=inline,title}}
| unitary_scotland = [Scottish Borders](/source/Scottish_Borders)
| lieutenancy_scotland = [Peeblesshire](/source/Peeblesshire)
| constituency_westminster = [Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale](/source/Dumfriesshire%2C_Clydesdale_and_Tweeddale_(UK_Parliament_constituency))
| constituency_scottish_parliament = [Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale](/source/Midlothian_South%2C_Tweeddale_and_Lauderdale_(Scottish_Parliament_constituency))
| post_town = WEST LINTON
| postcode_district = EH46
| postcode_area = EH
| dial_code = 01721
}}
thumb|left|300px|Blyth Bridge
'''Blyth Bridge''' is a small [hamlet](/source/Hamlet_(place)) in the [Scottish Borders](/source/Scottish_Borders) area of [Scotland](/source/Scotland), near to [West Linton](/source/West_Linton). The name stems from a bridge over the [Tarth Water](/source/Tarth_Water).
It is located in a bend on the [A701](/source/A701_road) which goes from [Moffat](/source/Moffat%2C_Dumfries_and_Galloway) to [Edinburgh](/source/Edinburgh), close to the junction with the East-West road the [A72](/source/A72_road) which goes to [Peebles](/source/Peebles).
Places nearby include the [Lyne Water](/source/Lyne_Water), [Carlops](/source/Carlops), [Romannobridge](/source/Romannobridge), and the [Deepsyke Forest](/source/Deepsyke_Forest).
There is an [aqueduct](/source/aqueduct_(bridge)) carrying a large water main which supplies [Edinburgh](/source/Edinburgh) and passes over [Tarth Water](/source/Tarth_Water).
There are a number of [iron age fort](/source/iron_age_fort)s on the hills nearby, and the historic [Drochil Castle](/source/Drochil_Castle) is a short distance away.
==Buildings==
Much of the building stock in the village is modern. Two structures of interest are:
*Blyth Bridge War Memorial, c.1920, an unusual conical form 500m south of the village, freestanding on the edge of a field
*Scotston House, c.1755, an unusually slim Georgian villa laid out on an east-west axes, on higher ground 800m west of the village centre. This was built by Alexander Teller of [Symington](/source/Symington%2C_Scottish_Borders) for his namesake son, and was sold in 1787 to Captain Aeneas Mackay of the [East India Company](/source/East_India_Company). From around 1810 to 1905 it was owned by the Carmichaels of [Skirling](/source/Skirling). Internal plasterwork was added by Alexander Morison of Edinburgh, 1757/8.[Peeblesshire Vol.2, p.308, inventory of historic buildings, RCAHMS published by HMSO]
==Climate==
{{Weather box
|location = Blyth Bridge: {{convert|253|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1960–2006
|collapsed =
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|Jan record high C = 13.0
|Feb record high C = 14.4
|Mar record high C = 17.8
|Apr record high C = 24.4
|May record high C = 26.0
|Jun record high C = 27.7
|Jul record high C = 28.4
|Aug record high C = 28.5
|Sep record high C = 25.5
|Oct record high C = 19.4
|Nov record high C = 15.4
|Dec record high C = 12.6
|year record high C =
|Jan high C = 5.6
|Feb high C = 6.0
|Mar high C = 8.0
|Apr high C = 10.2
|May high C = 13.5
|Jun high C = 15.8
|Jul high C = 17.9
|Aug high C = 17.9
|Sep high C = 15.1
|Oct high C = 11.1
|Nov high C = 8.1
|Dec high C = 5.6
|year high C =
|Jan mean C = 3.0
|Feb mean C = 3.1
|Mar mean C = 4.7
|Apr mean C = 6.6
|May mean C = 9.3
|Jun mean C = 11.9
|Jul mean C = 13.8
|Aug mean C = 13.9
|Sep mean C = 11.4
|Oct mean C = 8.1
|Nov mean C = 5.3
|Dec mean C = 2.8
|year mean C =
|Jan low C = 0.3
|Feb low C = 0.3
|Mar low C = 1.4
|Apr low C = 2.8
|May low C = 5.1
|Jun low C = 7.9
|Jul low C = 9.7
|Aug low C = 9.8
|Sep low C = 7.7
|Oct low C = 4.9
|Nov low C = 2.4
|Dec low C = 0.0
|year low C =
|Jan record low C = -21.5
|Feb record low C = −16.7
|Mar record low C = −17.7
|Apr record low C = −7.9
|May record low C = −4.4
|Jun record low C = -1.1
|Jul record low C = -0.1
|Aug record low C = 1.0
|Sep record low C = -4.3
|Oct record low C = -7.5
|Nov record low C = −12.2
|Dec record low C = −16.3
|year record low C =
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 94.4
|Feb precipitation mm = 79.9
|Mar precipitation mm = 65.7
|Apr precipitation mm = 63.0
|May precipitation mm = 62.4
|Jun precipitation mm = 67.2
|Jul precipitation mm = 66.0
|Aug precipitation mm = 81.5
|Sep precipitation mm = 73.4
|Oct precipitation mm = 109.0
|Nov precipitation mm = 93.6
|Dec precipitation mm = 98.1
|year precipitation mm =
|Jan precipitation days = 15.4
|Feb precipitation days = 13.5
|Mar precipitation days = 13.1
|Apr precipitation days = 12.5
|May precipitation days = 11.4
|Jun precipitation days = 12.9
|Jul precipitation days = 12.6
|Aug precipitation days = 12.1
|Sep precipitation days = 12.8
|Oct precipitation days = 15.7
|Nov precipitation days = 15.3
|Dec precipitation days = 14.7
|year precipitation days =
|source 1 = Météo Climat[{{cite web
|url= http://climate-datas-weather.dynalias.org/listenormale-1991-2020-1-p183.php
|title= United Kingdom climate normals 1991-2020
|publisher=Météo Climat
|access-date=8 April 2024}}]
|source 2 = [KNMI](/source/Royal_Netherlands_Meteorological_Institute) (extremes)[{{cite web
|url = https://climexp.knmi.nl/ecatmin.cgi?id=someone@somewhere&WMO=1834&STATION=BLYTH_BRIDGE&extraargs= | title = KNMI - Blyth Bridge minimum temperature time series | access-date = 8 April 2024 | publisher = [KNMI](/source/KNMI_(institute))}}]
}}
==See also==
*[List of places in the Scottish Borders](/source/List_of_places_in_the_Scottish_Borders)
*[List of places in Scotland](/source/List_of_places_in_Scotland)
==References==
==External links==
{{Commons category|Blyth Bridge, Scottish Borders}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110719234848/http://www.scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/search_item/index.php?service=RCAHMS&id=145526 RCAHMS: Blyth Bridge, Blyth Mill]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110606044045/https://www.scotborders.gov.uk/pdf/25648.pdf PDF document from Scottish Borders Council]
*[http://www.scottish-places.info/towns/townfirst3521.html Gazetteer for Scotland: Blyth Bridge]
* [http://www.bbag.org.uk/ Blythbank Action Group]{{Dead link|date=June 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20161023130321/http://www.newlands-cdt.org.uk/ Newlands Community Development Trust]
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Category:Peeblesshire
Category:Villages in the Scottish Borders
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