Kilkerran House is a Grade A listed building in the South Ayrshire local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 14 April 1971. House.
Kilkerran House
- WRENN ID
- nether-stair-fern
- Grade
- A
- Local Planning Authority
- South Ayrshire
- Constituency
- Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock MP: Elaine Stewart (Lab)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 14 April 1971
- Type
- House
- OS grid reference
- NS 304 030
- Coordinates
- 55.29231, -4.67153
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
Kilkerran House is a significant building with origins dating back to around 1700, attributed to architect James Smith. The house underwent classical enlargement, with fireplaces supplied by William Adam, and further additions made in 1818 by James Gillespie Graham. A billiards room was added by David Bryce in 1855, and stable offices were constructed by Brown and Wardrop in 1873. The building has been re-oriented, with the principal front now facing south. It features a symmetrical design, constructed from ashlar stone, and stands three storeys tall, with the main rooms located on the first floor. The centre has a pedimented slight projection with round attic windows and three parapet urns, while flanking pavilions have slate piends connected by a ridge in the centre. The side facades are bowed, and at the rear, parallel wings project, with the easternmost wing having a bowed end. The interior decoration is of considerable interest.
Local climate
Kilkerran House sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,490 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 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 79% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 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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