BWalls & gates · listed 1992Denbeath, Wellesley Road, Randolph Wemyss Memorial Hospital with Mortuary, Stack, Ancillary Buildings, Boundary Walls and GatepiersPhoto: C L T Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: Oliver Dixon · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
History of Buckhaven · Historic Environment Scotland
7 listed buildings, 2 of them in the second category
On the Historic Environment Scotland list, all of them stand inside Buckhaven’s locality, 16 for every 10,000 residents. Category C covers 5 of Buckhaven’s listed buildings.
Listed buildings
7
16 per 10,000 residents
Category A
0
national importance
Category B
2
regional importance
Scheduled monuments
0
nationally important sites
In pictures
Landmarks of Buckhaven
Nearly every Category A and B building, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Denbeath, Wellesley Road, Randolph Wemyss Memorial Hospital with Mortuary, Stack, Ancillary Buildings, Boundary Walls and GatepiersCategory B listed
Buckhaven, Church Street, St Andrew's TheatreCategory B listedPhotos 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.
The map
Where Buckhaven’s history is
Every Category A and B building, monument and historic park.
Category B
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
7 listed buildings by grade
0 Category A2 Category B5 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 B
The 2 Category B listed buildings in Buckhaven
Buildings of regional importance. Every one is photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.
BPublic · listed 1972Buckhaven, Church Street, St Andrew's TheatrePhoto: James Allan · CC BY-SA 2.0
Category C
5 Category C listed buildings
This category covers buildings of local importance. Open any building to read its official list entry.
All 5 Category C listed buildings, A to Z
Barncraig Street Former Denbeath Parish Church and Hall, Including Boundary Walls, Piers, Gatepiers and GatesBuckhaven, Church Street and Randolph Street, Buckhaven Parish Church with Font, Gatepiers, Boundary Walls and RailingsBuckhaven, Randolph Street, And Church Street, Royal Bank Buildings Including Boundary Walls and Inset RailingsBuckhaven, Victoria Street and Kinnear Street, Community CentreDenbeath, Institution Street, Denbeath Miners' Welfare Institute and Bowling Club with Boundary Walls, Gatepiers, Gates and Railings
Born here
5 notable people born in Buckhaven before 1900
Their lives on one timeline, earliest first.
James Ireland Craig
John Maclauchlan Milne
Robert Dunsire
James Galloway
David Raitt
18501875190019251950
James Ireland Craig1868–1952 · Born: 24 February 1868 in Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland; Died: 26 January…
JM
John Maclauchlan Milne1885–1957 · British painter
RD
Robert Dunsire1891–1916 · Recipient of the Victoria Cross (1891–1916)
JG
James Galloway1893–1918 · Scottish footballer (1893-1918)
DR
David Raitt1894–1969 · Scottish footballer
Everyone born in Buckhaven → Birthplaces from Wikidata; portraits from Wikimedia Commons.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Buckhaven
| Town | People | Listed | Category A | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buckhaven | 4,413 | 7 | 0 | — |
| Methil | 10,712 | 16 | 0 | — |
| Leven | 10,088 | 33 | 0 | — |
| Kennoway | 4,665 | 16 | 0 | — |
| Glenrothes | 37,466 | 38 | 4 | — |
| Kirkcaldy and Dysart | 51,135 | 284 | 10 | — |
| Leslie | 2,888 | 63 | 0 | — |
| Cardenden and Auchterderran | 5,266 | 9 | 0 | — |
In brief
Buckhaven in brief
Buckhaven has 7 listed buildings, including Denbeath, Wellesley Road, Randolph Wemyss Memorial Hospital with Mortuary, Stack, Ancillary Buildings, Boundary Walls and Gatepiers. Of the 5 people born here before 1900, the best known include James Ireland Craig (1868), John Maclauchlan Milne (1885) and Robert Dunsire (1891). Otherwise the figures are ordinary: like most towns its size, it has no Category A building; and the list grew between 1972 and 2005.
Questions about Buckhaven’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Buckhaven?
Historic Environment Scotland lists 7 buildings inside Buckhaven’s locality: 0 Category A, 2 Category B and 5 Category C.
Who was born in Buckhaven?
Among people born before 1900: James Ireland Craig (1868), John Maclauchlan Milne (1885), Robert Dunsire (1891), James Galloway (1893) and David Raitt (1894).
Buckhaven 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. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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