Cumbrae Lighthouse, Little Cumbrae Island is a Grade B listed building in the North Ayrshire local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 14 April 1971.

Cumbrae Lighthouse, Little Cumbrae Island

WRENN ID
gilded-minaret-bone
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
North Ayrshire
Constituency
North Ayrshire and Arran MP: Irene Campbell (Lab)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
14 April 1971
OS grid reference
NS 137 515
Coordinates
55.72115, -4.96678
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The present lighthouse, situated on the west shore of Little Cumbrae Island, replaces an earlier structure built to the design of Robert Stevenson, grandfather of R.L.S.

Local climate

Cumbrae Lighthouse, Little Cumbrae Island sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,460 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 26 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 72% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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Nearby listed buildings

  1. Lighthouse, Glencallum Bay Grade C 2.5 km
  2. Millburn, West Bay Road, Millport, Great Cumbrae Island Grade B 3.9 km
  3. 8 And 9 Quayhead, Millport, Great Cumbrae Island Grade B 3.9 km
  4. 10 Cardiff Street, Millport, Great Cumbrae Island Grade C 3.9 km
  5. 6 Cardiff Street, Millport, Great Cumbrae Island Grade C 3.9 km
  6. 8 Cardiff Street, Millport, Great Cumbrae Island Grade C 3.9 km
  7. 4 Cardiff Street, Millport, Great Cumbrae Island Grade C 3.9 km
  8. General, Millport Harbour, Great Cumbrae Island Grade B 4.0 km
  9. Mid Kirkton, Millport, Great Cumbrae Island Grade B 4.1 km
  10. Including Boundary Wall And Gatepiers, Cumbrae Parish Church (Church Of Scotland), Bute Terrace, Millport Grade C 4.2 km