AChurch · listed 1971St. John's Church of Scotland. Hanover Street and Argyll StreetPhoto: Ian S · CC BY-SA 2.0
Dunoon Castle · Photo: William Miller · Public domain–Not graded
History of Dunoon · Historic Environment Scotland
27 listed buildings, 1 of them in the top category
On the Historic Environment Scotland list, all of them stand inside Dunoon’s locality, 34 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 2 scheduled monuments. We have photos of 12 of its listed buildings and 4 old views of the town.
Listed buildings
27
34 per 10,000 residents
Category A
1
national importance
Category B
20
regional importance
Scheduled monuments
2
nationally important sites
In pictures
Dunoon in 17 photos and old views
Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
St. John's Church of Scotland. Hanover Street and Argyll StreetCategory A listed
Statue of "Highland Mary"Category B listed
Kilbride Bridge, Over Balgie BurnCategory C listed
Dunoon Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court, George Street, DunoonCategory C listed
Hillfoot Street, Dunoon Primary School and Janitor's HouseCategory B listed+12See all photosPhotos from Wikimedia Commons and Geograph, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its licence; names open the building’s page or its official list entry.
Through time
Dunoon from 1890 to 1903
4 old photos and postcards, in date order. All public domain, made before 1950.
c. 1890
c. 1890
c. 1890
1903Public domain, from Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server. Each credit opens the image’s page with its full description and history.
The map
Where Dunoon’s history is
Every Category A and B building, monument and historic park.
Category ACategory BScheduled monument
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
27 listed buildings by grade
1 Category A20 Category B6 Category C
Historic Environment Scotland lists buildings in three categories: Category A for buildings of national or international importance (about 7.5% of listed buildings), Category B for buildings of regional importance (about 50%), and Category C for buildings of local importance (about 43%). Listing protects the whole building, inside and out.
Every entry on Historic Environment Scotland’s designations whose point lies inside the NRS 2022 locality boundary. One list entry can cover a terrace or a group of buildings.
Category A
The Category A listed building in Dunoon
Buildings of national or international importance, about 7.5% of all listed buildings. Every one is photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.
Category B
The 20 Category B listed buildings in Dunoon
Buildings of regional importance. 9 are photographed.
BMemorials · listed 1971Statue of "Highland Mary"Photo: marsupium photography · CC BY-SA 2.0
BPublic · listed 2007Hillfoot Street, Dunoon Primary School and Janitor's HousePhoto: Ian S · CC BY-SA 2.0
BInns & shops · listed 1971Argyll Hotel, Argyll StreetPhoto: John Myers · CC BY-SA 2.0
BPublic · listed 1993Argyll Street, Burgh Hall BuildingPhoto: Thomas Nugent · CC BY-SA 2.0
BPublic · listed 1971Castle House, Castle Gardens.Photo: Thomas Nugent · CC BY-SA 2.0
BChurch · listed 1971Dunoon High Kirk (Old Parish Church), Kirk Street, Church of Scotland.Photo: David P Howard · CC BY-SA 2.0
BChurch · listed 1971Holy Trinity Church, Kilbride Hill (Episcopal)Photo: william craig · CC BY-SA 2.0
BChurch · listed 1971Kirn Church of Scotland, Kirn BraePhoto: william craig · CC BY-SA 2.0
BWalls & gates · listed 1999Royal Marine Hotel (Including Lodge, Former Post Office, Wall Post Box, Boundary Walls and Gatepiers) Hunter's Quay, DunoonPhoto: william craig · CC BY-SA 2.0
House · listed 1980'Ballochyle House' Kirk Street.
House · listed 1971'Beach House' Corner of Jane Street and Clyde Street.
Walls & gates · listed 1980Auchamore Farmhouse and Steading with Boundary Wall, Auchamore Road.
Show the other 8
House · listed 1971Clyde Cottage, Alexandra Parade
Walls & gates · listed 1971Corner House, 2 Castle Street and 44 Kirk Street and Adjoining Wall to North
Walls & gates · listed 1980Gate-Lodge to Castle House with Gate-Piers and Screen Walls, Pier Esplanade.
House · listed 1971Hunter's Quay, Cammes Reinach
Walls & gates · listed 1980Kirk Street, Boundary Wall of Castle Gardens
House · listed 1990Milton House (District Council Offices)
House · listed 199734 Argyll Road, Edgemont
House · listed 19804, 6, 8 Castle Street
What’s protected
The largest group of Dunoon’s listed buildings is homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas7
Walls, gates & bridges6
Churches, chapels & priories5
Inns, shops & warehouses4
Public & civic buildings4
Memorials, crosses & tombs1
7 entries (26%) are houses, terraces and villas. 5 are churches, chapels and priories, including 1 of the 1 Category A buildings.
Buildings are sorted by words in each entry’s name (church, gate, inn, memorial…): the list’s open data has no building type. An entry named only by its address counts as a house.
Category C
6 Category C listed buildings
This category covers buildings of local importance. Open any building to read its official list entry.
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 5.4% of Dunoon
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Dunoon 197018 ha
18 hain conservation areas, of 332 ha inside the locality.
14 of the 27 listed buildings stand in one.
Historic Environment Scotland’s conservation areas layer, supplied by councils (incomplete in places, so a page fact, never graded). Hectares are the part of each area inside the locality.
How the list grew
11 of Dunoon’s 27 listed buildings were added in 1971
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1971 · 111980 · 8
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 11 entries were listed in 1971, 1 of the 1 Category A buildings among them. Only 1 has been added in the last 15 years.
Monuments & landscapes
Monuments, parks and gardens
Designations that overlap the town by a tenth of their area or half a hectare.
2 scheduled monuments
Nationally important archaeological sites and monuments, protected by law; work on them needs consent from Historic Environment Scotland.
Ardhallow Battery and Defences20th Century Military and Related: Battery
Dunoon CastleSecular: castle
Born here
6 notable people born in Dunoon before 1900
Their lives on one timeline, earliest first.
Joseph Taylor
Daniel Drew
Alex Sands
William Ross Bulloch
James Begg Kent
Arabella Scott
18501875190019251950
Joseph Taylor1850–1888 · Scottish footballer (1851-1888)
Arabella Scott1886–1980 · Scottish suffragette
Daniel Drew1850–1914 · Scottish rugby union player
James Begg Kent1885–1970 · New Zealand politician (1885–1970)
AS
Alex Sands1870– · Footballer
WB
William Ross Bulloch1884–1954 · Canadian politician (1884-1954)
Everyone born in Dunoon → Birthplaces from Wikidata; portraits from Wikimedia Commons.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Dunoon
| Town | People | Listed | Category A | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunoon | 7,982 | 27 | 1 | — |
| Gourock | 10,072 | 63 | 0 | — |
| Inverkip | 3,542 | 5 | 0 | — |
| Greenock | 42,870 | 112 | 15 | — |
| Helensburgh | 14,128 | 204 | 13 | — |
| Rothesay | 4,206 | 151 | 7 | — |
| Port Glasgow | 14,260 | 19 | 3 | — |
| Largs | 10,916 | 49 | 4 | — |
In brief
Dunoon in brief
The official list counts 27 listed buildings in Dunoon, 1 of them in the top category, including St. John's Church of Scotland. Hanover Street and Argyll Street. A conservation area has protected part of it since 1970. Joseph Taylor (1850), Arabella Scott (1886) and Daniel Drew (1850) are among the 6 people born here before 1900. Beyond that, it has one Category A building, about typical for a town its size (the middle one has 1); and it also has 2 scheduled monuments.
Questions about Dunoon’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Dunoon?
Historic Environment Scotland lists 27 buildings inside Dunoon’s locality: 1 Category A, 20 Category B and 6 Category C.
What are the Category A listed buildings in Dunoon?
One: St. John's Church of Scotland. Hanover Street and Argyll Street.
Are there scheduled monuments in Dunoon?
Yes, 2 scheduled monuments, including Ardhallow Battery and Defences and Dunoon Castle.
How many conservation areas are there in Dunoon?
1, covering about 18 hectares of the town. The largest is Dunoon.
When were Dunoon’s buildings listed?
The first in 1971; the most, 11, in 1971.
Are there old photos of Dunoon?
Yes: 4 public-domain photos and postcards from 1890 to 1903, all on this page.
Who was born in Dunoon?
Among people born before 1900: Joseph Taylor (1850), Arabella Scott (1886), Daniel Drew (1850), James Begg Kent (1885) and Alex Sands (1870).
Dunoon has no History Grade.
Listed buildings, scheduled monuments, gardens and designed landscapes, battlefields, conservation areas and World Heritage Sites: Historic Environment Scotland, Open Government Licence v3.0. Check an entry on Historic Environment Scotland’s portal before relying on it.
Sources: Historic Environment Scotland designations (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, gardens and designed landscapes, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the NRS 2022 locality boundary · Historic Environment Scotland conservation areas (compiled from councils; October 2026). All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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