Crosbie, West Kilbride is a Grade B listed building in the North Ayrshire local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 14 April 1971. House.
Crosbie, West Kilbride
- WRENN ID
- fossil-attic-tallow
- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- North Ayrshire
- Constituency
- North Ayrshire and Arran MP: Irene Campbell (Lab)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 14 April 1971
- Type
- House
- OS grid reference
- NS 218 500
- Coordinates
- 55.71112, -4.83775
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
Crosbie, located in West Kilbride, is a 17th century house that now serves as a Scottish Youth Hostel. The building features a T plan design, consisting of an oblong structure with crow-stepped gables and a projecting staircase tower that includes a small watchroom at the top. It has three storeys and an attic, with the entrance located on the west side of the tower. The house was restored in the late 19th century and originally included some fine chimneypieces and panelling.
Local climate
Crosbie, West Kilbride 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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