List of Category A listed buildings in East Ayrshire

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This is a list of Category A listed buildings in East Ayrshire, Scotland.

In Scotland, the term listed building refers to a building or other structure officially designated as being of "special architectural or historic interest".^[1] Category A structures are those considered to be "buildings of national or international importance, either architectural or historic, or fine little-altered examples of some particular period, style or building type."^[2] Listing was begun by a provision in the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1947, and the current legislative basis for listing is the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997.^[3] The authority for listing rests with Historic Scotland, an executive agency of the Scottish Government, which inherited this role from the Scottish Development Department in 1991. Once listed, severe restrictions are imposed on the modifications allowed to a building's structure or its fittings. Listed building consent must be obtained from local authorities prior to any alteration to such a structure.^[3] There are approximately 47,400 listed buildings in Scotland, of which around 8% (some 3,800) are Category A.^[4]

The council area of East Ayrshire covers 1,262 square kilometres (487 sq mi), and has a population of around 119,900. There are 45 Category A listed buildings in the area.

Listed buildings

Name	Location	Grid Ref. ^{[note 1]}	Geo-coordinates	Notes	LB Number ^{[note 2]}	Image
Dumfries House, The Temple	Dumfries House estate, near Cumnock	NS5390821384	55°27′52″N 4°18′44″W / 55.464416°N 4.312284°W / 55.464416; -4.312284 (Dumfries House, The Temple)	Pair of restored lodges forming part of the Dumfries House estate^[5]	96	Upload another image See more images
Auchinleck House	Auchinleck	NS5072623016	55°28′41″N 4°21′48″W / 55.478107°N 4.363443°W / 55.478107; -4.363443 (Auchinleck House)	House of c. 1760, by Robert Adam^[6]	948	Upload another image See more images
Waterside Engine House	Waterside Ironworks, Dalmellington	NS4417308383	55°20′41″N 4°27′32″W / 55.344699°N 4.458846°W / 55.344699; -4.458846 (Waterside Engine House)	Mid 19th-century industrial building^[7]	1092	Upload Photo
The Hill	Dunlop	NS4127648835	55°42′25″N 4°31′40″W / 55.706897°N 4.527673°W / 55.706897; -4.527673 (The Hill)	Mid 18th-century farmhouse^[8]	5184	Upload Photo
Dunlop House	Dunlop	NS4273749312	55°42′42″N 4°30′17″W / 55.711655°N 4.50472°W / 55.711655; -4.50472 (Dunlop House)	Baronial house of 1834 by David Hamilton^[9]	5187	Upload another image See more images
Clandeboye Vault	Dunlop Parish Church Graveyard, Dunlop	NS4048649398	55°42′42″N 4°32′26″W / 55.711691°N 4.54056°W / 55.711691; -4.54056 (Clandeboye Vault)	1641 tomb of Hans Hamilton, first Protestant minister of Dunlop^[10]	5191	Upload another image
Clandeboye Schoolhouse	Main Street, Dunlop	NS4048949397	55°42′42″N 4°32′26″W / 55.711683°N 4.540512°W / 55.711683; -4.540512 (Clandeboye Schoolhouse)	School founded in 1641 by Viscount Clandeboye, one of the oldest surviving school buildings in Scotland^[11]	5192	Upload Photo
Kirkland	Main Street, Dunlop	NS4064849471	55°42′45″N 4°32′17″W / 55.7124°N 4.538027°W / 55.7124; -4.538027 (Kirkland)	Early-16th-century former manse, one of the oldest unfortified houses to survive in Scotland^[12]	5194	Upload another image See more images
Rowallan Castle	Kilmaurs	NS4347242427	55°39′00″N 4°29′21″W / 55.650089°N 4.489103°W / 55.650089; -4.489103 (Rowallan Castle)	16th- to 17th-century Baronial mansion^[13]	12523	Upload another image See more images
Rowallan House	Kilmaurs	NS4327742725	55°39′10″N 4°29′33″W / 55.652701°N 4.492368°W / 55.652701; -4.492368 (Rowallan House)	Country house by Robert Lorimer, completed 1906^[14]	12524	Upload another image
Craufurdland Castle	Near Kilmarnock	NS4558540798	55°38′10″N 4°27′17″W / 55.636141°N 4.454642°W / 55.636141; -4.454642 (Craufurdland Castle)	19th-century Gothic house incorporating 17th-century and earlier buildings^[15]	12530	Upload another image See more images
Loudoun Castle	Galston	NS5065337776	55°36′38″N 4°22′21″W / 55.610595°N 4.372569°W / 55.610595; -4.372569 (Loudoun Castle)	1807 country house by Archibald Elliot, now in ruins^[16]	12536	Upload another image See more images
Laigh Milton Viaduct	Over the River Irvine at Gatehead	NS3834936902	55°35′56″N 4°34′02″W / 55.598818°N 4.567181°W / 55.598818; -4.567181 (Laigh Milton Viaduct)	The earliest surviving railway bridge in Scotland, opened in 1812^[17]	12556	Upload another image See more images
Cessnock Castle	Galston	NS5107635517	55°35′26″N 4°21′53″W / 55.590444°N 4.364639°W / 55.590444; -4.364639 (Cessnock Castle)	Late-19th-century mansion, incorporating an earlier tower house^[18]	12562	Upload Photo
Tour Dovecot	Kilmaurs	NS4138140664	55°38′01″N 4°31′17″W / 55.633585°N 4.521279°W / 55.633585; -4.521279 (Tour Dovecot)	Dovecote dated 1636^[19]	12578	Upload another image See more images
Kilmaurs Tolbooth	Kilmaurs	NS4104141210	55°38′18″N 4°31′37″W / 55.638375°N 4.52699°W / 55.638375; -4.52699 (Kilmaurs Tolbooth)	Former parish council chambers and jail^[20]	12588	Upload another image See more images
Alexander Morton Monument	Beside A71 between Newmilns and Darvel	NS5521637472	55°36′33″N 4°18′00″W / 55.609245°N 4.300034°W / 55.609245; -4.300034 (Alexander Morton Monument)	Monument by Robert Lorimer, completed 1927^[21]	13461	Upload Photo
Sornhill Farm	Galston	NS5095834140	55°34′41″N 4°21′57″W / 55.578046°N 4.365766°W / 55.578046; -4.365766 (Sornhill Farm)	17th- to 18th-century farmhouse^[22]	13829	Upload Photo
Catrine Parish Church	Catrine	NS5276026004	55°30′20″N 4°19′58″W / 55.50555°N 4.332876°W / 55.50555; -4.332876 (Catrine Parish Church)	Late-18th-century chapel of ease^[23]	14264	Upload another image See more images
Sorn Old Bridge	Over River Ayr at Sorn	NS5496626731	55°30′46″N 4°17′54″W / 55.512737°N 4.29836°W / 55.512737; -4.29836 (Sorn Old Bridge)	Hump-backed stone bridge^[24]	14272	Upload another image
Sorn Castle	Sorn	NS5480426913	55°30′52″N 4°18′04″W / 55.514323°N 4.301018°W / 55.514323; -4.301018 (Sorn Castle)	16th-century tower house with 18th- and 19th-century additions^[25]	14273	Upload another image See more images
Sorn Castle Stables	Sorn	NS5455327026	55°30′55″N 4°18′18″W / 55.515263°N 4.305049°W / 55.515263; -4.305049 (Sorn Castle Stables)	Early-19th- or late-18th-century classical courtyard^[26]	14274	Upload Photo
Stair Bridge	Over the River Ayr at Stair	NS4376623477	55°28′48″N 4°28′25″W / 55.480071°N 4.473715°W / 55.480071; -4.473715 (Stair Bridge)	Three-arch bridge built 1745^[27]	14371	Upload another image See more images
Stair House	Stair	NS4400123808	55°28′59″N 4°28′13″W / 55.483117°N 4.470186°W / 55.483117; -4.470186 (Stair House)	17th-century country house^[28]	14372	Upload another image See more images
Dumfries House	Cumnock	NS5414120398	55°27′20″N 4°18′29″W / 55.455633°N 4.308085°W / 55.455633; -4.308085 (Dumfries House)	Country house built 1759 to designs by John, Robert and James Adam^[29]	14413	Upload another image See more images
Dumfries House, Avenue Bridge	Over the River Lugar in Dumfries House estate, Cumnock	NS5379820643	55°27′28″N 4°18′49″W / 55.45773°N 4.313633°W / 55.45773; -4.313633 (Dumfries House, Avenue Bridge)	Three-arch bridge contemporary with the house^[30]	14414	Upload another image See more images
Dumfries House Dovecote	Dumfries House estate, Cumnock	NS5395120350	55°27′19″N 4°18′40″W / 55.455145°N 4.311061°W / 55.455145; -4.311061 (Dumfries House Dovecote)	17th-century dovecote^[31]	14416	Upload another image See more images
Mauchline Castle (Abbot Hunter's Tower)	Mauchline	NS4977127264	55°30′57″N 4°22′51″W / 55.515952°N 4.38084°W / 55.515952; -4.38084 (Mauchline Castle (Abbot Hunter's Tower))	Former grange of Melrose Abbey, c. 1450^[32]	14471	Upload another image See more images
Ballochmyle Viaduct	Over the River Ayr near Mauchline	NS5087925392	55°29′58″N 4°21′44″W / 55.499485°N 4.362302°W / 55.499485; -4.362302 (Ballochmyle Viaduct)	Railway viaduct opened in 1850^[33]	14483	Upload another image See more images
Kennox House	West of Stewarton	NS3846944946	55°40′16″N 4°34′12″W / 55.671062°N 4.570004°W / 55.671062; -4.570004 (Kennox House)	Mid-18th-century house with substantial early-19th-century additions^[34]	18490	Upload another image See more images
High Williamshaw	North-east of Stewarton	NS4400748326	55°42′12″N 4°29′02″W / 55.703214°N 4.483965°W / 55.703214; -4.483965 (High Williamshaw)	Late-18th-century gentleman's house^[35]	18496	Upload another image
Treesbanks House Dovecot	Ayr Road, Kilmarnock	NS4196234522	55°34′43″N 4°30′31″W / 55.57864°N 4.508536°W / 55.57864; -4.508536 (Treesbanks House Dovecot)	Dovecote of 1771^[36]	18512	Upload Photo
Caprington Castle	West of Kilmarnock	NS4077536251	55°35′38″N 4°31′42″W / 55.593774°N 4.528343°W / 55.593774; -4.528343 (Caprington Castle)	Gothic mansion of c. 1820, incorporating and earlier building^[37]	18517	Upload another image See more images
Craigengillan	South of Dalmellington	NS4735002817	55°17′45″N 4°24′21″W / 55.295726°N 4.405767°W / 55.295726; -4.405767 (Craigengillan)	18th-century house, enlarged in the Gothic style in the 19th century^[38]	18793	Upload another image
Craigengillan Stable Block	Craigengillan, south of Dalmellington	NS4736502755	55°17′43″N 4°24′20″W / 55.295174°N 4.405497°W / 55.295174; -4.405497 (Craigengillan Stable Block)	Late-18th-century classical stable court^[39]	18794	Upload another image
Loch Doon Castle	Loch Doon	NX4881494758	55°13′26″N 4°22′42″W / 55.223824°N 4.378403°W / 55.223824; -4.378403 (Loch Doon Castle)	Remains of an eleven-sided curtain-wall castle^[40]	18795	Upload another image See more images
Barskimming New Bridge	Over River Ayr at Barskimming, Mauchline	NS4821425194	55°29′49″N 4°24′16″W / 55.496887°N 4.404342°W / 55.496887; -4.404342 (Barskimming New Bridge)	Later 18th-century bridge, with adjacent estate workers' houses and a viewing platform^[41]	19483	Upload another image See more images
Cumnock Mercat Cross	The Square, Cumnock	NS5678320132	55°27′14″N 4°15′58″W / 55.454025°N 4.266206°W / 55.454025; -4.266206 (Cumnock Mercat Cross)	Mercat cross dating to 1703^[42]	24093	Upload another image See more images
Bank (or Templand) Railway Viaduct	Over Lugar Water in Woodroad Park, Cumnock	NS5739520624	55°27′31″N 4°15′24″W / 55.458621°N 4.256789°W / 55.458621; -4.256789 (Bank (or Templand) Railway Viaduct)	13-arch viaduct completed 1850^[43]	24133	Upload another image See more images
St Sophia's Roman Catholic Church	Bentinck Street, Galston	NS5028436510	55°35′57″N 4°22′40″W / 55.599116°N 4.377734°W / 55.599116; -4.377734 (St Sophia's Roman Catholic Church)	Byzantine-style church of 1886 by Robert Weir Schultz^[44]	32010	Upload another image See more images
Laigh Kirk	Bank Street, Kilmarnock	NS4276737948	55°36′35″N 4°29′52″W / 55.609654°N 4.497734°W / 55.609654; -4.497734 (Laigh Kirk)	Early-19th-century church with 17th-century tower^[45]	35875	Upload another image See more images
Dean Castle	Dean Road, Kilmarnock	NS4368439416	55°37′23″N 4°29′02″W / 55.623128°N 4.484025°W / 55.623128; -4.484025 (Dean Castle)	Late-14th- or early-15th-century tower house with later additions, restored in the 20th century^[46]	35884	Upload another image See more images
Palace Theatre, former Corn Exchange	Green Street, Kilmarnock	NS4298237941	55°36′35″N 4°29′40″W / 55.609661°N 4.49432°W / 55.609661; -4.49432 (Palace Theatre, former Corn Exchange)	Italianate corn exchange built 1863 by James Ingram, converted in the 20th century^[47]	35903	Upload another image See more images
Holy Trinity Episcopal Church	Dundonald Road, Kilmarnock	NS4258737720	55°36′27″N 4°30′02″W / 55.60755°N 4.500458°W / 55.60755; -4.500458 (Holy Trinity Episcopal Church)	Mid 19th-century church, extended in 1876 by George Gilbert Scott^[48]	35946	Upload another image See more images
Old High Kirk, including kirkyard with Soulis Monument	Soulis Street, Kilmarnock	NS4296838249	55°36′45″N 4°29′41″W / 55.612421°N 4.494718°W / 55.612421; -4.494718 (Old High Kirk, including kirkyard with Soulis Monument)	Church of 1740, to designs taken from a James Gibbs pattern book^[49]	35965	Upload another image See more images

Notes

^ Sometimes known as OSGB36, the grid reference (where provided) is based on the British national grid reference system used by the Ordnance Survey.
• "Guide to National Grid". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 12 December 2007.
• "Get-a-map". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 17 December 2007.
^ Historic Environment Scotland assign a unique alphanumeric identifier to each designated site in Scotland, for listed buildings this always begins with "LB", for example "LB12345".

References

^ Guide to the Protection of Scotland's Listed Buildings (PDF). Historic Scotland. 2009. p. 4. ISBN 978-1-84917-013-0. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
^ "What is Listing?". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
^ ^a ^b Scottish Historic Environment Policy (PDF). Historic Scotland. October 2008. pp. 24–25. ISBN 978-1-84917-002-4. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
^ Guide to the Protection of Scotland’s Listed Buildings, p. 17.
^ "The Temple, in Policies of Dumfries House: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
^ "Auchinleck House: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
^ "Waterside Engine House: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
^ "The Hill, with ancillary buildings, boundary walls, gates and gatepiers: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
^ "Dunlop House With Bridge: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
^ "Main Street, Parish Church Graveyard, Hans Hamilton's Tomb: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
^ "Main Street, Clandeboye School: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
^ "62 Main Street, Kirkland, with former coach house and stables, boundary wall, gates and gatepiers: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
^ "Rowallan Castle: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
^ "Rowallan House: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
^ "Crawfurdland Castle: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
^ "Loudoun Castle: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
^ "Disused Railway Viaduct Near West Gatehead: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
^ "Cessnock Castle: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
^ "Dovecote, Tour Garden: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
^ "Tolbooth: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
^ "Alexander Morton Monument, beside A71 between Newmilns and Darvel: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
^ "Sornhill Farm: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
^ "Catrine Parish Church: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
^ "Bridge over River Ayr, opposite Sorn Parish Church: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
^ "Sorn Castle: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
^ "Stables, Sorn Castle: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
^ "Stair Bridge: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
^ "Stair House: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
^ "Dumfries House: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
^ "Avenue Bridge, Dumfries House Policies: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
^ "Dovecote, Dumfries House: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
^ "Mauchline Castle (Abbot Hunter's Tower): Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
^ "Ballochmyle Railway Viaduct: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
^ "Kennox: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
^ "High Williamshaw: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
^ "Dovecote, Treesbank: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
^ "Caprington Castle: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
^ "Craigengillan: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
^ "Craigengillan, stables: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
^ "Loch Doon Castle: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
^ "Barskimming New Bridge, including estate workers' houses and viewing platform: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
^ "Mercat Cross, The Square: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
^ "Bank (or Templand) Railway Viaduct over Lugar Water in Woodroad Park: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
^ "R.C. Church of St. Sophia: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
^ "Bank Street, The Laigh Kirk: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
^ "Dean Road, Dean Castle and Gatehouse: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
^ "Green Street, Palace Theatre, former Corn Exchange: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
^ "Portland Road, Holy Trinity Episcopal Church including hall, boundary walls, gatepiers and milestone: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
^ "Soulis Street, High Church (Church of Scotland), including churchyard, walls, gatepiers and Soulis Monument: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 5 June 2010.