Auld Brig, Ayr is a Grade A listed building in the local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 5 February 1971. Bridge. 2 related planning applications.
Auld Brig, Ayr
- WRENN ID
- drifting-hammer-root
- Grade
- A
- Local Planning Authority
- Constituency
- Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock MP: Elaine Stewart (Lab)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 5 February 1971
- Type
- Bridge
- Address
- Auld Brig, Ayr, KA7 1QA
- OS grid reference
- NS 338 221
- Coordinates
- 55.46456, -4.62946
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
Auld Brig in Ayr is a historic bridge built between 1470 and 1525, with numerous repairs made in the 16th and 17th centuries. It was restored by James Morris and WS Wilson from 1907 to 1910. The bridge is constructed of coursed, squared sandstone and features a distinctive hogback shape with stepped coping. It has four segmental stone arches supported by voussoirs and cutwaters, along with curved wingwalls. The parapet includes lamp standards, adding to its character.
Local climate
Auld Brig, Ayr sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,520 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 99% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 17 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 83% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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