Stair House is a Grade A listed building in the East Ayrshire local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 14 April 1971. House.
Stair House
- WRENN ID
- tattered-mullion-acorn
- Grade
- A
- Local Planning Authority
- East Ayrshire
- Constituency
- Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock MP: Elaine Stewart (Lab)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 14 April 1971
- Type
- House
- OS grid reference
- NS 440 238
- Coordinates
- 55.48312, -4.47017
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
Stair House is a picturesque example of a 17th century Scottish country house. Originally designed in an L shape, it features a round tower at the northwest corner and a square tower at the diagonally opposite corner. The main body of the house includes the typical vaulted ground floor, with a hall and other rooms on the first and second floors. Over time, various additions have been made to this central block. One addition extends to the east and includes a round tower at the northeast corner, while another addition extends to the south and features a lower, yet very charming, round tower at the southwest corner. Together, these structures create a very pleasing composition.
Local climate
Stair House sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,480 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 98% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 21 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 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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