Barr Castle, Galston is a Grade B listed building in the East Ayrshire local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 14 April 1971. Tower. 2 related planning applications.

Barr Castle, Galston

WRENN ID
forgotten-tower-violet
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
East Ayrshire
Constituency
Kilmarnock and Loudoun MP: Lillian Jones (Lab)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
14 April 1971
Type
Tower
Address
Barr Castle, Galston, KA4 8HU
OS grid reference
NS 501 364
Coordinates
55.59846, -4.37973
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

Barr Castle, also known as Lockart Tower, is a solid keep situated on a rock that is slightly elevated above the road level. The castle is named after its former owner, Lockart of Barr. The entrance doorway is located on the first floor, and a circular staircase leads to the upper floors starting from the ingoing. The windows feature wide square recesses and are equipped with stone seats. The exterior has been significantly modernized, resulting in a loss of its original character.

Local climate

Barr Castle, Galston sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,350 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 94% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 77% 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 0.2°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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