Railway Bridge Over River Doon, Alloway, Ayr is a Grade C listed building in the South Ayrshire local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 10 January 1980. Bridge. 1 related planning application.

Railway Bridge Over River Doon, Alloway, Ayr

WRENN ID
dreaming-basalt-khaki
Grade
C
Local Planning Authority
South Ayrshire
Constituency
Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock MP: Elaine Stewart (Lab)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
10 January 1980
Type
Bridge
Address
Railway Bridge Over River Doon, Alloway, Ayr, KA7 4EB
OS grid reference
NS 330 180
Coordinates
55.42768, -4.63916
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The Railway Bridge over the River Doon in Alloway, Ayr, was built in 1906. It features four spans, with two larger central spans. The bridge is constructed from rubble and has segmental arches. There is a plain hoodmould above the ashlar voussoirs, and the bridge is topped with a crenellated parapet.

Local climate

Railway Bridge Over River Doon, Alloway, 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 98% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 20 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 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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