The Stepps, 33, 35 Main Street, Kirkcowan is a Grade B listed building in the Dumfries and Galloway local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 17 December 1979. Cottage. 2 related planning applications.

The Stepps, 33, 35 Main Street, Kirkcowan

WRENN ID
carved-porch-ivory
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Dumfries and Galloway
Constituency
Dumfries and Galloway MP: John Cooper (Con)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
17 December 1979
Type
Cottage
Address
The Stepps, 33, 35 Main Street, Kirkcowan, DG8 0HQ
OS grid reference
NX 328 607
Coordinates
54.91364, -4.60854
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The Stepps, located at 33 and 35 Main Street in Kirkcowan, is an early 19th century single-storey pair of cottages that have been combined into one property. Number 33 features a two-bay design, while number 35 has a three-bay layout. The exterior is constructed from coursed, snecked rubble walling with squared granite margins and quoins at the front. The entrance door for number 35 is situated in the center, while number 33 has its door on the right side. The cottages have single light windows, which are sash and case style with a 4-pane glazing pattern. The roof is made of graded slate and includes a sandstone ridge, with an end stack and skews located to the south. Additionally, there are two skylights and a single-storey wing at the rear.

Local climate

The Stepps, 33, 35 Main Street, Kirkcowan sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,340 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 96% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 95% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 16 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 84% 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 0.2°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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