Macrae's Monument, Monkton is a Grade A listed building in the South Ayrshire local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 14 April 1971. Monument.

Macrae's Monument, Monkton

WRENN ID
forgotten-landing-lark
Grade
A
Local Planning Authority
South Ayrshire
Constituency
Central Ayrshire MP: Alan Gemmell (Lab)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
14 April 1971
Type
Monument
OS grid reference
NS 365 282
Coordinates
55.52062, -4.59071
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

Macrae's Monument in Monkton is a ruined classical structure. It features a square base made of rusticated masonry and has alcoves adorned with shell ornamentation. The monument is supported by Corinthian columns at the corners and includes a frieze and urns at the corners. At the top, there is an obelisk.

Local climate

Macrae's Monument, Monkton sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,520 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 99% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 17 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 83% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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