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History of Leslie · Historic Environment Scotland

63 listed buildings, 26 of them in the second category

Historic Environment Scotland counts them inside Leslie’s locality, 218 for every 10,000 residents. 37 of Leslie’s listed buildings are Category C. We have photos of 5 of its listed buildings and 2 old views of the town.

26Category B16on High Street
Listed buildings
63
218 per 10,000 residents
Category A
0
national importance
Category B
26
regional importance
Scheduled monuments
0
nationally important sites
In pictures

Leslie in 7 photos and old views

Tap a photo to step through them full screen.

Cabbagehall Railway ViaductCabbagehall Railway ViaductCategory B listedHigh Street, Town HallHigh Street, Town HallCategory C listedGreenside, Christ's Kirk on the Green, Kirkyard, Rothes and Douglas VaultsGreenside, Christ's Kirk on the Green, Kirkyard, Rothes and Douglas VaultsCategory B listedHigh Street, Trinity Parish Church with Boundary Walls, Piers and RailingsHigh Street, Trinity Parish Church with Boundary Walls, Piers and RailingsCategory B listed+3See 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.

Through time

Leslie from 1924 to 1925

2 old photos and postcards, in date order. All public domain, made before 1950.

Village in Fife by George Leslie Hunterc. 1924
Between the warsVillage in Fife by George Leslie HunterPhoto: George Leslie Hunter · Public domain
Cottages, Fife by George Leslie Hunterc. 1925
Between the warsCottages, Fife by George Leslie HunterPhoto: George Leslie Hunter · Public domain

Public 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 Leslie’s history is

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

Cabbagehall Railway Viaduct, Category BFettykil Mills, Smith Anderson Stalk, Category BGreenside, Christ's Kirk on the Green, Kirkyard, Rothes and Douglas Vaults, Category BGreenside, Christ's Kirk on the Green, Old Parish Church with Lychgate, Boundary Walls, Graveyard and Monuments, Category BGreenside, Greenside House with Stables, Outbuildings and Boundary Walls, Category BGreenside, War Memorial, Category BHigh Street, Bingartree House with Gatepiers and Boundary Walls, Category BHigh Street, St Mary's Rc Church and Church Hall with Boundary Wall, Steps and Piers, Category BHigh Street, Trinity Parish Church with Boundary Walls, Piers and Railings, Category BMansfield and Croft Road, Maryfield with Boundary Walls, Category BMansfield, Lingarth with Gatepiers and Boundary Walls, Category BMansfield, Wood Gyle with Gatepiers and Boundary Walls, Category BNorman Place, Fettykil House with Walled Garden, Terrace and Boundary Walls, Category BNorman Place, Fettykil Lodge with Boundary Walls, Category BNorth Street, Baptist Church with Boundary Walls, Piers and Railings, Category B1-12 (Inc Nos) Greenside, Category B13 Greenside, Category B130 High Street with Outbuildings (Former Houses), Category B14 and 15 Greenside, Category B16 Greenside, Category B170 High Street with Boundary Wall and Outbuildings (Former Houses) to Rear, Category B242 and 248 High Street with Boundary Wall, Railings and Outbuilding (Former House) to Rear, Category B50 and 52 High Street, Category B71 High Street, Category B82-88 (Even Nos) High Street, Category B91 High Street, Former Bank of Scotland Including Boundary Walls, Category B
Category B

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63 listed buildings by grade
0 Category A26 Category B37 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 26 Category B listed buildings in Leslie

Buildings of regional importance. 4 are photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.

Show the other 14
What’s protected

Most of Leslie’s listed buildings are homes

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

Houses, terraces & villas43
Walls, gates & bridges13
Inns, shops & warehouses4
Public & civic buildings2
Memorials, crosses & tombs1

43 entries (68%) are houses, terraces and villas.

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

37 Category C listed buildings

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

All 37 Category C listed buildings, A to Z
Fettykil Mill Site, Haggart's MillGlenwood Road, Fluthers House with Gatepiers and Boundary WallsGreenside, Bull StoneHigh Street Old Anti-Burgher Kirk to the Rear of 122-126 and 128 High StreetHigh Street Old Co-Operative Society ShopHigh Street, Greenside Hotel with ArchwayHigh Street, Royal Bank of ScotlandHigh Street, Town HallPrinlaws Road Trinity Church Hall with PiersPrinlaws Stalk1-23 (Odd Nos) Prinlaws Road1-7 (Odd Nos) Valley Drive10-12 (Inclusive Nos) Murray Place101 High Street104 High Street Elmbank House with Boundary Wall11 High Street144 High Street with Boundary Wall15 and 17 High Street155 High Street with Boundary Walls17 Greenside195 and 197 High Street2 Valley Drive with Boundary Wall20 and 21 Greenside203 High Street205 and 207 High Street, The Auld Hoose222 High Street256 High Street258 High Street260 High Street264 High Street with Boundary Wall270-274 (Even Nos) High Street314 and 318 High Street322 and 324 High Street and 5 Seath Court7 High Street80 High Street9 High Street92 High Street
Conservation areas

1 conservation area covers 18% of Leslie

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

Leslie 197024 ha
24 hain conservation areas, of 136 ha inside the locality.

49 of the 63 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

More than half of Leslie’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1994

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

1994 · 431972 · 16
19501960197019801990200020102020

The first 16 entries were listed in 1972. 43 came in 1994. Only 0 have been added in the last 15 years.

Born here

3 notable people born in Leslie before 1900

Their lives on one timeline, earliest first.

James Glenie
Colin Hill
James Deas
175017751800182518501875190019251950
James Glenie
James Glenie1750–1817 · Scottish military engineer and mathematician
James Deas
James Deas1890–1963 · New Zealand politician
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Colin Hill1887–1953 · Scotland international rugby union player (1887-1953)

Everyone born in Leslie → Birthplaces from Wikidata; portraits from Wikimedia Commons.

Neighbours

Listed buildings in the places around Leslie

TownPeopleListedCategory AHistory
Leslie2,888630—
Glenrothes37,466384—
Cardenden and Auchterderran5,26690—
Ballingry5,82310—
Kirkcaldy and Dysart51,13528410—
Lochgelly7,15760—
Kennoway4,665160—
Buckhaven4,41370—
In brief

Leslie in brief

The official list counts 63 listed buildings in Leslie, including Cabbagehall Railway Viaduct. On High Street alone there are 16 listed buildings. A conservation area has protected part of it since 1970. Most entries on the list, 68%, are houses, terraces and villas.

James Glenie (1750), James Deas (1890) and Colin Hill (1887) were all born here before 1900. The big year was 1994, when 43 of the 63 went on the list. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: like most towns its size, it has no Category A building.

Questions about Leslie’s history

How many listed buildings are there in Leslie?

Historic Environment Scotland lists 63 buildings inside Leslie’s locality: 0 Category A, 26 Category B and 37 Category C.

How many conservation areas are there in Leslie?

1, covering about 24 hectares of the town. The largest is Leslie.

When were Leslie’s buildings listed?

The first in 1972; the most, 43, in 1994.

Are there old photos of Leslie?

Yes: 2 public-domain photos and postcards from 1924 to 1925, all on this page.

Who was born in Leslie?

Among people born before 1900: James Glenie (1750), James Deas (1890) and Colin Hill (1887).

Leslie 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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