Old Parish Church And Graveyard, Kirkoswald is a Grade B listed building in the South Ayrshire local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 15 February 1977. 1 related planning application.

Old Parish Church And Graveyard, Kirkoswald

WRENN ID
pitched-chancel-bistre
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
South Ayrshire
Constituency
Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock MP: Elaine Stewart (Lab)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
15 February 1977
Address
Old Parish Church And Graveyard, Kirkoswald, KA19 8HY
OS grid reference
NS 238 075
Coordinates
55.33002, -4.77782
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The Old Parish Church and Graveyard presents an ancient appearance, although closer inspection reveals it has been extensively modernised and converted into a mausoleum. The graveyard contains the graves of Tam O’Shanter, Souter Johnnie, and other associates of Robert Burns. Historical references to the site can be found in Ecc. Arch. vol. III, page 582, illustration fig. 1559.

Local climate

Old Parish Church And Graveyard, Kirkoswald sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,620 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 99% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 8 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 92% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. 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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  1. K6 Telephone Kiosk, Main Street, Kirkoswald Grade B 90 m
  2. Souter Johnnie's Cottage, Main Road, Kirkoswald Grade A 111 m
  3. Ale House, Souter Johnnie's Cottage, Main Road, Kirkoswald Grade A 124 m
  4. East Cairn Hill Cottage (West), Kirkoswald Grade B 129 m
  5. Kirkoswald, East Cairn Hill Cottage (East) Grade B 143 m
  6. Parish Church, Kirk Road, Kirkoswald Grade A 165 m
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