Lych Gate, Churchyard, Kirkmichael Parish Church, Patna Road, Kirkmichael is a Grade B listed building in the South Ayrshire local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 14 April 1971.

Lych Gate, Churchyard, Kirkmichael Parish Church, Patna Road, Kirkmichael

WRENN ID
proud-floor-sorrel
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 345 089
Coordinates
55.34664, -4.61123
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The lych gate, situated in the churchyard of Kirkmichael Parish Church on Patna Road, Kirkmichael, probably dates to the late 17th or early 18th century, although the roof is of modern construction. The design features a curvilinear gable and a recessed panel above a moulded, semi-circular archway. The archway is flanked by rusticated pilasters.

Local climate

Lych Gate, Churchyard, Kirkmichael Parish Church, Patna Road, Kirkmichael 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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