Stables, Townend House, Symington is a Grade B listed building in the South Ayrshire local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 14 April 1971. House. 2 related planning applications.

Stables, Townend House, Symington

WRENN ID
low-pier-alder
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
South Ayrshire
Constituency
Central Ayrshire MP: Alan Gemmell (Lab)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
14 April 1971
Type
House
Address
Stables, Townend House, Symington, KA1 5QL
OS grid reference
NS 377 316
Coordinates
55.5511, -4.5741
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The stables at Townend House in Symington date from the late 18th century and were built around the same time as the earlier house. They form a courtyard range and feature a central archway. The stables also have a raised gable pediment with a Palladian motif in the attic.

Local climate

Stables, Townend House, Symington sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,450 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 24 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 74% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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