BWalls & gates · listed 1999Methil, School Street, Aberhill Primary School with Ancillary Structures, Boundary Walls, Gatepiers and GatesPhoto: Bill Kasman · CC BY-SA 2.0
Lower Methil, 240 and 242 High Street, East Dock Bar · Photo: Richard Law · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
History of Methil · Historic Environment Scotland
16 listed buildings, 6 of them in the second category
On the Historic Environment Scotland list, all of them stand inside Methil’s locality, 15 for every 10,000 residents. 10 of Methil’s listed buildings are Category C. We have photos of 5 of its listed buildings.
Listed buildings
16
15 per 10,000 residents
Category A
0
national importance
Category B
6
regional importance
Scheduled monuments
0
nationally important sites
In pictures
Methil in 5 photos
Nearly every Category A and B building, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Methil, Wellesley Road, White Swan HotelCategory C listed
Methil, School Street, Aberhill Primary School with Ancillary Structures, Boundary Walls, Gatepiers and GatesCategory B listed
Lower Methil, 313-338 (Inclusive Nos) High Street, St Andrew's SquareCategory C listed
Denbeath, 1-23 and 25-51 (Odd Nos) Cowley StreetCategory C listed+1See 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.
The map
Where Methil’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.
16 listed buildings by grade
0 Category A6 Category B10 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 6 Category B listed buildings in Methil
Buildings of regional importance. 1 is photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.
Walls & gates · listed 1972Methil, Wellesley Road, Methil Parish Church (Church of Scotland) with Boundary Walls, Gatepiers and Gates
House · listed 1989Methilhill, 1-8 (Inclusive Nos) Wilson Square
Walls & gates · listed 1972Methilhill, Main Street, Ashgrove House with Ancillary Structure, Boundary Walls and Railings
Walls & gates · listed 1999Methilhill, Sea Road, Methilhill House with Boundary Walls
Category C
10 Category C listed buildings
This category covers buildings of local importance. Open any building to read its official list entry.
All 10 Category C listed buildings, A to Z
Denbeath, 1-23 and 25-51 (Odd Nos) Cowley StreetLower Methil, 159 High Street, Trinidad with Boundary WallsLower Methil, 240 and 242 High Street, East Dock BarLower Methil, 313-338 (Inclusive Nos) High Street, St Andrew's SquareMethil, Wellesley Road and Whyterose Terrace, Tower BarMethil, Wellesley Road, War MemorialMethil, Wellesley Road, White Swan HotelMethilhill, Holly Bank, Methilhill Cemetery (Nw) with GravestonesMethilhill, Methilhaven Road and Methil Brae, St Agatha's Roman Catholic ChurchMethilhill, Steel Works Brae, Footbridge over River Leven
How the list grew
More than half of Methil’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1999
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1999 · 10
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 2 entries were listed in 1972. 10 came in 1999. Only 1 has been added in the last 15 years.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Methil
| Town | People | Listed | Category A | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Methil | 10,712 | 16 | 0 | — |
| Buckhaven | 4,413 | 7 | 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 | — |
| Cupar | 8,835 | 179 | 4 | — |
In brief
Methil in brief
The official list counts 16 listed buildings in Methil, including Lower Methil, 240 and 242 High Street, East Dock Bar. The big year was 1999, when 10 of the 16 went on the list. The rest is about typical: it has no Category A building, where the middle town its size has 1; and David Gibb (1883) was born here before 1900.
Questions about Methil’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Methil?
Historic Environment Scotland lists 16 buildings inside Methil’s locality: 0 Category A, 6 Category B and 10 Category C.
When were Methil’s buildings listed?
The first in 1972; the most, 10, in 1999.
Methil 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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