59 Dalhowan Street, Crosshill is a Grade B listed building in the South Ayrshire local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 14 April 1971.
59 Dalhowan Street, Crosshill
- WRENN ID
- proud-flagstone-thunder
- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- South Ayrshire
- Constituency
- Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock MP: Elaine Stewart (Lab)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 14 April 1971
- OS grid reference
- NS 327 063
- Coordinates
- 55.32303, -4.63764
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
This is a continuous range of cottages lining the west side of Dalhowan Street in Crosshill. They were built in the early 19th century as part of a planned weaver's village, with many weavers coming from Ireland to work in the area. Crosshill is described as the least altered example of a weaver's village in Ayrshire. The cottages are predominantly single-storey, although some have dormers or attics, and some are two-storey. They are constructed from painted rubble with contrasting margins, and some have raised margins. The windows vary, including timber sash and case windows, and some non-traditional replacements. They have grey slate roofs, with gable and ridge stacks, some of which are raised skews. The row is remarkable for retaining much of its original external appearance, particularly the relatively unaltered rooflines and window openings. Several cottages are asymmetrical, featuring two windows on one side of the entrance door and one on the other, reflecting that the original weaving room in the cottage would have had two looms. Number 83 Dalhowan Street is a more recent addition, built in 2004. The group value of this range of cottages is significant to the streetscape and character of the village.
Local climate
59 Dalhowan Street, Crosshill sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,480 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 97% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 67% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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