Earl Of Eglinton And Wintoun, Monument To Archibald William, Wellington Square, Ayr is a Grade B listed building in the South Ayrshire local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 10 January 1980. Monument.
Earl Of Eglinton And Wintoun, Monument To Archibald William, Wellington Square, Ayr
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- South Ayrshire
- Constituency
- Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock MP: Elaine Stewart (Lab)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 10 January 1980
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- NS 333 217
- Coordinates
- 55.46124, -4.63717
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
The monument to Archibald William, Earl of Eglinton and Wintoun, is located in Wellington Square, Ayr, and was sculpted by Matthew Noble in 1865. It features a stepped granite square-plan plinth with a concave moulding at the base. Atop the plinth is a bronze figure facing west. The west face of the monument is inscribed with a dedication that reads: "In memory of Archibald William, Earl of Eglinton and Wintoun PC, K.T, K.P, Lord Lieutenant of Ayrshire 1843-61, Lord Rector of Glasgow University 1852-3 and Lord Lieutenant of Ireland 1852 & 1858-9. Born 29th September 1812, died 4th October 1861. This statue was erected by a public subscription of all ranks and classes in testimony of admiration for his public character, of affectionate remembrance of his private virtues and of universal regret for the loss occasioned to his friends and to his country by his too early death."
Local climate
Earl Of Eglinton And Wintoun, Monument To Archibald William, Wellington Square, Ayr 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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