Cottage, Sorn is a Grade C listed building in the East Ayrshire local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 14 April 1971. Cottage.

Cottage, Sorn

WRENN ID
grim-flue-tallow
Grade
C
Local Planning Authority
East Ayrshire
Constituency
Kilmarnock and Loudoun MP: Lillian Jones (Lab)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
14 April 1971
Type
Cottage
OS grid reference
NS 549 267
Coordinates
55.51314, -4.29824
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

This is a single-storey cottage located in Sorn. It features raised stone-faced half dormers and has a rustic porch at the center. The building is positioned at right angles to the road, with a gable that abuts the street.

Local climate

Cottage, Sorn 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 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 0.3°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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