East Gates, The Garrison, Millport, Great Cumbrae Island is a Grade B listed building in the North Ayrshire local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 14 April 1971.

East Gates, The Garrison, Millport, Great Cumbrae Island

WRENN ID
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Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
North Ayrshire
Constituency
North Ayrshire and Arran MP: Irene Campbell (Lab)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
14 April 1971
Address
East Gates, The Garrison, Millport, Great Cumbrae Island, KA28 0DQ
OS grid reference
NS 164 550
Coordinates
55.75359, -4.92604
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The Garrison, located on Glasgow Street in Millport on Great Cumbrae Island, was originally built by James Crawford, the Captain of the Revenue cutter Royal George. It was later purchased and enlarged by the Earl of Glasgow. This long, low mansion features battlements, gables, and Gothic finials, and currently serves as the Burgh offices. The building is set within a walled garden that is accessed through Gothic archways.

Local climate

East Gates, The Garrison, Millport, Great Cumbrae Island sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,420 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 95% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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