Old Church, The Square, Cumnock is a Grade B listed building in the East Ayrshire local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 14 April 1971. Church.

Old Church, The Square, Cumnock

WRENN ID
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Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
East Ayrshire
Constituency
Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock MP: Elaine Stewart (Lab)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
14 April 1971
Type
Church
OS grid reference
NS 567 201
Coordinates
55.45425, -4.26602
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The Old Church in The Square, Cumnock, was designed by James Maitland Wardrop of Brown & Wardrop in 1867, replacing an earlier church from 1754. It is built in an early decorated style and features a southeast tower topped with a pyramid roof, which is truncated by a timber belfry, as the intended spire was never constructed. There is a porch on the southern front, and double transepts on the east and west sides. The northern side includes an apsidal feature that contains a vestry and the Bute family vault. The church is constructed of snecked rubble with freestone dressings and has slated roofs. The stained glass windows, created by Ballantyne in 1867, add to the church's character.

Local climate

Old Church, The Square, Cumnock 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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