63 Dalhowan Street, Crosshill is a Grade B listed building in the South Ayrshire local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 14 April 1971.

63 Dalhowan Street, Crosshill

WRENN ID
scarred-landing-starling
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
55.32296, -4.63753
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

This is a continuous range of mostly three-bay 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 weavers coming from Ireland to work. They are predominantly single storey, although some have dormers or attics and are two storeys high. The cottages are built of painted rubble with contrasting margins, and some are raised.

The windows vary, with some timber sash and case windows and some non-traditional replacements. The roofs are covered with grey slates, and there are gable and ridge stacks, some of which are raised with skews.

The row is notable for retaining much of its original external appearance, particularly its 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 the original weaving rooms that would have contained two looms. Crosshill is described in “The Buildings of Scotland” (2012) as the least altered example of a weaver’s village in Ayrshire.

Number 83 Dalhowan Street is a more recent addition, constructed in 2004. The group value of the cottages lies in their contribution to the streetscape and character of the village. The statutory address covers numbers 15 to 81 (odd numbers) and 85 to 91 (odd numbers) Dalhowan Street.

Local climate

63 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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