War Memorial, Whiting Bay Church, Whiting Bay, Arran is a Grade C listed building in the North Ayrshire local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 8 August 1995.

War Memorial, Whiting Bay Church, Whiting Bay, Arran

WRENN ID
tall-parapet-rye
Grade
C
Local Planning Authority
North Ayrshire
Constituency
North Ayrshire and Arran MP: Irene Campbell (Lab)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
8 August 1995
OS grid reference
NS 047 272
Coordinates
55.50008, -5.09321
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The war memorial, located at Whiting Bay Church on the Isle of Arran, dates to approximately 1920. It is constructed of grey granite, featuring a rubble plinth with a bull-faced base. The main shaft is polished and bears an irregular edge with inscriptions. The memorial’s design incorporates a gun and wreath motif, which is similar to that found at the war memorial at Bennecarrigan. The statutory address is Isle of Arran, Whiting Bay, Stewart Memorial Church, War Memorial.

Local climate

War Memorial, Whiting Bay Church, Whiting Bay, Arran sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,500 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 99% of listed buildings.

It averages fewer than one freeze-thaw cycle a year. 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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