List of Category A listed buildings in Falkirk

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This is a list of Category A listed buildings in the Falkirk council area, central 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 Falkirk covers 297 square kilometres (115 sq mi), and has a population of around 151,600. There are 27 Category A listed buildings in the area.


Listed buildings

Name Location Date Listed Grid Ref. [note 1] Geo-coordinates Notes HB Number [note 2] Image
Blackness Castle Blackness NT0554580253 56°00′21″N 3°30′59″W / 56.005877°N 3.516313°W / 56.005877; -3.516313 (Blackness Castle) 15th-century castle with later alterations[5] 230

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Airth Old Parish Church Airth NS9003586854 56°03′43″N 3°46′03″W / 56.061848°N 3.767625°W / 56.061848; -3.767625 (Airth Old Parish Church) Remains of 16th-century church[6] 2094
Airth Mercat Cross Airth NS8990587534 56°04′05″N 3°46′12″W / 56.067925°N 3.769992°W / 56.067925; -3.769992 (Airth Mercat Cross) Late 17th-century market cross[7] 2095
Airth Castle Airth NS9000786834 56°03′42″N 3°46′05″W / 56.061662°N 3.768066°W / 56.061662; -3.768066 (Airth Castle) 16th-century castle with a 19th-century facade by David Hamilton[8] 2102
Dunmore Pineapple Dunmore Park, Dunmore NS8889388537 56°04′36″N 3°47′12″W / 56.076698°N 3.786655°W / 56.076698; -3.786655 (Dunmore Pineapple) 18th-century garden building in the shape of a pineapple[9] 2109

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Torwood Castle Torwood NS8359084368 56°02′17″N 3°52′12″W / 56.037999°N 3.869991°W / 56.037999; -3.869991 (Torwood Castle) Remains of 16th-century tower house[10] 3962

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Parkhill House Polmont NS9288578791 55°59′24″N 3°43′07″W / 55.990085°N 3.718657°W / 55.990085; -3.718657 (Parkhill House) Late 18th-century mansion[11] 8301
Westquarter Dovecot Westquarter NS9132978716 55°59′21″N 3°44′37″W / 55.989061°N 3.743556°W / 55.989061; -3.743556 (Westquarter Dovecot) 17th-century rectangular dovecote[12] 8315
Royal Scottish National Hospital, Principal Block Larbert NS8585883627 56°01′55″N 3°50′00″W / 56.031891°N 3.833295°W / 56.031891; -3.833295 (Royal Scottish National Hospital, Principal Block) 19th-century former hospital by Frederick Thomas Pilkington[13] 10481

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Carronvale House Larbert NS8671781980 56°01′02″N 3°49′08″W / 56.017305°N 3.818822°W / 56.017305; -3.818822 (Carronvale House) 18th-century house remodelled 1897 by Sir John Burnet[14] 10487
Larbert Old Parish Churchyard and monuments Larbert NS8552882203 56°01′08″N 3°50′17″W / 56.019025°N 3.83798°W / 56.019025; -3.83798 (Larbert Old Parish Churchyard and monuments) Churchyard with several significant graves including James Bruce of Kinnaird and Mary Dundas[15] 10496

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Stenhouse and Carron Parish Church, former Maclaren Memorial Church Stenhousemuir NS8758783070 56°01′38″N 3°48′19″W / 56.027298°N 3.80533°W / 56.027298; -3.80533 (Stenhouse and Carron Parish Church, former Maclaren Memorial Church) Romanesque church of circa 1900 by John James Burnet[16] 10503
Castlecary Castle Castlecary NS7866377526 55°58′31″N 3°56′45″W / 55.975338°N 3.945928°W / 55.975338; -3.945928 (Castlecary Castle) 15th-century tower house[17] 10519

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Avon Aqueduct [note 3] Union Canal, over River Avon NS9672575812 55°57′51″N 3°39′22″W / 55.964173°N 3.655986°W / 55.964173; -3.655986 (Avon Aqueduct [note 3]) 12-arch aqueduct opened 1822[18] 15321

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Avon Viaduct [note 3] Westfield, over River Avon NS9335072686 55°56′07″N 3°42′32″W / 55.935361°N 3.708788°W / 55.935361; -3.708788 (Avon Viaduct [note 3]) 20-arch former railway viaduct opened 1842[19] 15326

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Bo'ness Station Bo'ness NT0039681708 56°01′04″N 3°35′58″W / 56.017902°N 3.599391°W / 56.017902; -3.599391 (Bo'ness Station) 19th-century railway station buildings, now part of Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway[20] 22337

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Carriden House Carriden, Bo'ness NT0249980834 56°00′38″N 3°33′55″W / 56.010485°N 3.565352°W / 56.010485; -3.565352 (Carriden House) 17th-century mansion[21] 22339

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Church Wynd, Graveyards Bo'ness NS9968981488 56°00′57″N 3°36′38″W / 56.015779°N 3.610645°W / 56.015779; -3.610645 (Church Wynd, Graveyards) Two graveyards with monuments of 17th century and later[22] 22350
Kinneil House Kinneil, Bo'ness NS9819780557 56°00′26″N 3°38′03″W / 56.007103°N 3.634213°W / 56.007103; -3.634213 (Kinneil House) Late 15th-century tower house with 16th- and 17th-century remodelling[23] 22358
49 North Street, Dymock's Buildings Bo'ness NS9982281720 56°01′04″N 3°36′31″W / 56.01789°N 3.608599°W / 56.01789; -3.608599 (49 North Street, Dymock's Buildings) Late-17th-century town houses and industrial buildings[24] 22379
The Hippodrome Bo'ness NS9984281686 56°01′03″N 3°36′30″W / 56.017589°N 3.608265°W / 56.017589; -3.608265 (The Hippodrome) Early Modern cinema by Matthew Steele, 1911[25] 22380
Falkirk Old Parish Church Falkirk, High Street NS8872980025 56°00′01″N 3°47′09″W / 56.00022°N 3.785754°W / 56.00022; -3.785754 (Falkirk Old Parish Church) Medieval church, mostly rebuilt in the 19th century, spire added by William Adam, 1738[26] 31167
Falkirk Steeple Falkirk, High Street NS8882479913 55°59′57″N 3°47′03″W / 55.999236°N 3.784185°W / 55.999236; -3.784185 (Falkirk Steeple) Classical clock tower by David Hamilton, 1814 [27] 31178

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Callendar House Callendar Park, Falkirk NS8986479352 55°59′40″N 3°46′02″W / 55.994438°N 3.767288°W / 55.994438; -3.767288 (Callendar House) 14th-century tower house with later additions, remodelled in French style by Brown and Wardrop, 1877[28] 31236
Callendar House Mausoleum Callendar Park, Falkirk NS9038678990 55°59′29″N 3°45′32″W / 55.991307°N 3.758776°W / 55.991307; -3.758776 (Callendar House Mausoleum) Classical mausoleum by Archibald Elliot, 1816[29] 31241
St Mary's Roman Catholic Church Camelon NS8641780573 56°00′17″N 3°49′23″W / 56.004599°N 3.823036°W / 56.004599; -3.823036 (St Mary's Roman Catholic Church) Church of 1960 by Gillespie Kidd and Coia[30] 31252
Dundas Church Grangemouth NS9291381991 56°01′08″N 3°43′10″W / 56.018829°N 3.719484°W / 56.018829; -3.719484 (Dundas Church) Romanesque church of 1894 by John James Burnet[31] 34041

Notes

  1. ↑ 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 2007-12-12.
    • "Get-a-map". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 2007-12-17.
  2. ↑ The "HB Number" is a unique number assigned to each listed building by Historic Scotland.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Also in West Lothian, as it crosses the River Avon which is the council boundary

References

  1. ↑ Guide to the Protection of Scotland’s Listed Buildings (PDF). Historic Scotland. 2009. p. 4. ISBN 978-1-84917-013-0. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
  2. ↑ "What is Listing?". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
  3. 1 2 Scottish Historic Environment Policy (PDF). Historic Scotland. October 2008. pp. 24–25. ISBN 978-1-84917-002-4. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
  4. ↑ Guide to the Protection of Scotland’s Listed Buildings, p. 17.
  5. ↑ "Blackness Castle: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland.
  6. ↑ "Ruined Church Near Castle: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland.
  7. ↑ "Airth Mercat Cross: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland.
  8. ↑ "Airth Castle: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland.
  9. ↑ "Garden Wall And Pineapple, Dunmore Park: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland.
  10. ↑ "Torwood Castle: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland.
  11. ↑ "Parkhill House: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland.
  12. ↑ "Dovecot, Dovecot Road, Westquarter: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland.
  13. ↑ "Royal Scottish National Hospital, Principal Block (Private House) With Boundary Walls And Gatepiers: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland.
  14. ↑ "Carronvale Road, 'Carronvale' (Boy's Brigade Hq): Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland.
  15. ↑ "Old Parish Church Churchyard And Monument To James Bruce Of Kinnaird And Mary Dundas: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland.
  16. ↑ "Stenhousemuir, Church Street, Parish Church Of Stenhouse And Carron, Former Maclaren Memorial Church, Church Of Scotland: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland.
  17. ↑ "Castle Cary: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland.
  18. ↑ "Avon Aqueduct: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland.
  19. ↑ "Avon Viaduct: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland.
  20. ↑ "Bo'ness Station, Former Haymarket Train Shed, Former Wormit Station Building, Signal Box, Footbridge, Goods Office, Goods Yard, Water Tank And Lamp Standards: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland.
  21. ↑ "Carriden, Carriden House Including Boundary Walls: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland.
  22. ↑ "Church Wynd, Graveyards Including Boundary Walls: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland.
  23. ↑ "Kinneil, Kinneil House Including Gatepiers To West And East And Boundary Walls: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland.
  24. ↑ "49 North Street, Dymock's Buildings With Scotland's Close Warehouse And Service Court: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland.
  25. ↑ "North Street, The Hippodrome: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland.
  26. ↑ "Old Parish Church And Burial Ground Including Boundary Walls And Railings: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland.
  27. ↑ "Falkirk Town Steeple. High Street: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland.
  28. ↑ "Callendar Park, Callendar House: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland.
  29. ↑ "Callendar Park, Callendar House Mausoleum: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland.
  30. ↑ "Glasgow Road, Camelon, St Mary Of The Angels Roman Catholic Church And Presbytery: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland.
  31. ↑ "Dundas Church Bo'ness Road: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland.

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