61 Dalhowan Street, Crosshill is a Grade B listed building in the South Ayrshire local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 14 April 1971.
61 Dalhowan Street, Crosshill
- WRENN ID
- eastward-lintel-crimson
- 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
- 55.323, -4.63759
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
This is a continuous range of cottages lining the west side of Dalhowan Street in Crosshill. The cottages were built in the early 19th century as part of a planned weaver's village, with many of the weavers coming from Ireland. They are mostly single-storey, although some have dormers or attics, and some are two-storey. The exterior walls are predominantly painted rubble with contrasting margins, and some are raised.
The windows vary, with some original timber sash and case windows and some more recent replacements. The roofs are covered in grey slates, and there are gable and ridge stacks, some of which are raised with skews.
The cottages retain much of their original external appearance and form a striking and unusual row, contributing significantly to the streetscape and character of the village. Many of the cottages are asymmetrical, with two windows on one side of the entrance door and one on the other, reflecting the original presence of two looms in the weaving room. The village is considered the least altered example of a weavers' village in Ayrshire and is described in detail in “The Buildings of Scotland.”
Number 83 Dalhowan Street is a later addition, constructed in 2004. The original listing encompassed numbers 15-91 (odd numbers only).
Local climate
61 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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