Kilkerran Castle is a Grade B listed building in the South Ayrshire local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 14 April 1971. Castle.

Kilkerran Castle

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
14 April 1971
Type
Castle
OS grid reference
NS 293 005
Coordinates
55.26916, -4.68805
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

Kilkerran Castle is a fragment of the original castle belonging to the Fergussons of Kilkerran. It likely dates back to the 15th century and is a notable example of keeps from that period. Unfortunately, the structure is currently in a state of significant deterioration.

Local climate

Kilkerran Castle sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,490 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 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 79% 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 0.2°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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