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History of Kinghorn · Historic Environment Scotland

57 listed buildings, 1 of them in the top category

Historic Environment Scotland counts them inside Kinghorn’s locality, 194 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 2 scheduled monuments. We have photos of 5 of its listed buildings.

1Category A23Category B2scheduled monuments5on North Overgate
Listed buildings
57
194 per 10,000 residents
Category A
1
national importance
Category B
23
regional importance
Scheduled monuments
2
nationally important sites
In pictures

Kinghorn in 6 photos

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Nethergate, Kinghorn Parish Church of St Leonard (Church of Scotland)Nethergate, Kinghorn Parish Church of St Leonard (Church of Scotland)Category B listedInchkeith Island and fortificationsInchkeith Island and fortificationsScheduled monumentKinghorn Road, Alexander III MonumentKinghorn Road, Alexander III MonumentCategory B listedHarbour Road, Railway FootbridgeHarbour Road, Railway FootbridgeCategory C listedInchkeith Lighthouse, Lighthouse Keepers Cottage, Ancillary Buildings and Boundary Walls excluding scheduled monument SM3838, Inchkeith IslandInchkeith Lighthouse, Lighthouse Keepers Cottage, Ancillary Buildings and Boundary Walls excluding scheduled monument SM3838, Inchkeith IslandCategory B listed+1See all photos

Photos 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 Kinghorn’s history is

Every Category A and B building, monument and historic park.

Inchkeith Island and fortifications, scheduled monumentKinghorn,old parish church, scheduled monumentBruce Terrace, Bowbutts Dovecot, Category BGlamis Road, James Hay Joiner, Former Plash Mill with Ancillary Buildings and Boundary Walls, Category BInchkeith Lighthouse, Lighthouse Keepers Cottage, Ancillary Buildings and Boundary Walls excluding scheduled monument SM3838, Inchkeith Island, Category BKinghorn Road, Alexander III Monument, Category BNethergate, 4 St Clair's Entry, Category BNethergate, Kinghorn Parish Church Graveyard with Stones, Boundary Walls, Gatepiers, Gates and Railings, Category BNethergate, Kinghorn Parish Church of St Leonard (Church of Scotland), Category BRossland Place, Public Library and Community Centre (Formerly Kinghorn Primary School), Category BSt Leonard's Place and North Overgate, Town House Including Boundary Walls, Exercise Yard and Railings, Category B1 Kilcruik Road Including Gatepiers, Gates and Boundary Walls, Category B1 and 3 Eastgate Including Boundary Walls, Category B2 North Overgate, Viewforth House Including Boundary Walls, Category B21-35 (Odd Nos), High Street, Cross Buildings, Category B25 North Overgate Including Boundary Walls, Category B28 - 32 (Even Nos) Nethergate and Harbour Road, Category B34 North Overgate, Category B34 and 36 Nethergate, Category B36 North Overgate, Category B38 Nethergate (3 St Clair's Entry), Category B38 North Overgate and Eastgate, Category B4 Kilcruik Road, The Manse Including Boundary Walls, Category B4 North Overgate Including Boundary Walls, Category B6 Cuinzie Neuk Including Stairway Within to No 7, Category BBruce Terrace, Bowbutts House with Ancillary Building, Category A
Category ACategory BScheduled monument

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57 listed buildings by grade
1 Category A23 Category B33 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 Kinghorn

Buildings of national or international importance, about 7.5% of all listed buildings. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.

Category B

The 23 Category B listed buildings in Kinghorn

Buildings of regional importance. 3 are photographed.

Show the other 11
What’s protected

Most of Kinghorn’s listed buildings are homes

Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.

Houses, terraces & villas42
Walls, gates & bridges9
Memorials, crosses & tombs3
Churches, chapels & priories1
Public & civic buildings1
Inns, shops & warehouses1

42 entries (74%) are houses, terraces and villas. 1 are churches, chapels and priories.

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

33 Category C listed buildings

This category covers buildings of local importance. Open any building to read its official list entry.

All 33 Category C listed buildings, A to Z
Bruce Terrace, Bowbutts Gatepiers, Gates and Enclosing Boundary WallsHarbour Road, Railway FootbridgeHarbour Road, Railway ViaductInch View, Railway Tunnel No 71AInchkeith Island, Memorial to Lord Herbert of LeaNethergate, 6 and 7 St Clair's EntryPettycur HarbourRossland Place, Railway Bridge No 72Rossland Place, War MemorialSt Leonard's Place, Archway Motors, Former St Leonard's MillTownhead, Kilcruik Cottage Including Boundary Walls1 , 2 and 3 St James Place1 - 5 Cuinzie Neuk and Tron Gate1 High Street1 Townhead Including Boundary Walls14 Macduff Crescent, Old Golf Clubhouse Including Boundary Walls14 Rossland Place14 and 16 North Overgate, Glover's Court Including Boundary Walls16 and 18 Eastgate Including Boundary Walls17 Rossland Place, Rossland House2 Glamis Road Including Boundary Walls2-12 (Even Nos) Castle Wyn (Formerly 24 High Street)2-6 (Even Nos) High Street Including Gatepiers20 Eastgate30 North Overgate35 North Overgate37-39 (Odd Nos) High Street4 St Leonard's Place, Former Gatehouse to St Leonard's Mill Including Boundary Walls40 Nethergate, Seagate House43 North Overgate6, 7 and 9 Townhead and Barclay Road, Including Boundary Walls8 Rossland Place Including Boundary Walls9 St Leonard's Place and South Overgate, Julian Memorial Hall Including Boundary Walls
Conservation areas

1 conservation area covers 6.2% of Kinghorn

Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.

Kinghorn 19709 ha
9 hain conservation areas, of 144 ha inside the locality.

44 of the 57 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

23 of Kinghorn’s 57 listed buildings were added in 2000

The year each building now on the list was first listed.

2000 · 231972 · 191979 · 13
19501960197019801990200020102020

The first 1 entry was listed in 1971. 23 came in 2000. Only 0 have 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.

Inchkeith Island and fortifications
Inchkeith Island and fortifications20th Century Military and Related: Domestic buildings (prefabricated); Secular: fort (non-prehistoric)
Kinghorn,old parish churchEcclesiastical: church
Towns its size

Kinghorn has the 36th most Category A buildings of 170 towns its size

Scottish towns of 1,000–7,000 people, by Category A listed buildings.

Banff11
Kelso10
Jedburgh8
Rothesay7
Brechin6
Anstruther5
Kirkcudbright5
Campbeltown5
Biggar5
Inverkeithing5
Keith4
Kinghorn1
#19 of 170for listed buildings per resident (194 per 10,000). Kirkcudbright, Banff and Anstruther lead.

35 have more. The typical town its size has 0.

Neighbours

Listed buildings in the places around Kinghorn

TownPeopleListedCategory AHistory
Kinghorn2,944571—
Burntisland6,2591392—
Kirkcaldy and Dysart51,13528410—
Cardenden and Auchterderran5,26690—
Lochgelly7,15760—
Dalgety Bay and Hillend9,45272—
Cowdenbeath and Lumphinnans11,97920—
Crossgates2,99300—
In brief

Kinghorn in brief

The official list counts 57 listed buildings in Kinghorn, 1 of them in the top category, including Pettycur Harbour. Only 35 of the 170 towns nearest its size have more Category A buildings. A conservation area has protected part of it since 1970. Most entries on the list, 74%, are houses, terraces and villas. The rest is about typical: it also has 2 scheduled monuments.

Questions about Kinghorn’s history

How many listed buildings are there in Kinghorn?

Historic Environment Scotland lists 57 buildings inside Kinghorn’s locality: 1 Category A, 23 Category B and 33 Category C.

What are the Category A listed buildings in Kinghorn?

One: Bruce Terrace, Bowbutts House with Ancillary Building.

Are there scheduled monuments in Kinghorn?

Yes, 2 scheduled monuments, including Inchkeith Island and fortifications and Kinghorn,old parish church.

How many conservation areas are there in Kinghorn?

1, covering about 9 hectares of the town. The largest is Kinghorn.

When were Kinghorn’s buildings listed?

The first in 1971; the most, 23, in 2000.

Kinghorn 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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