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History of Tayport · Historic Environment Scotland

39 listed buildings, 13 of them in the second category

On the Historic Environment Scotland list, all of them stand inside Tayport’s locality, 98 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 1 scheduled monument. We have photos of 7 of its listed buildings.

13Category B1scheduled monument6on Rose Street
Listed buildings
39
98 per 10,000 residents
Category A
0
national importance
Category B
13
regional importance
Scheduled monuments
1
nationally important sites
In pictures

Tayport in 7 photos

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East Lighthouse, West Lights West CommonEast Lighthouse, West Lights West CommonCategory B listedParish Kirk of Ferryport-on-Craig Castle StreetParish Kirk of Ferryport-on-Craig Castle StreetCategory B listedQueen Street, Tayport Primary School Including Railings and Boundary WallsQueen Street, Tayport Primary School Including Railings and Boundary WallsCategory B listed1 Whitenhill 'the Auld Hoose Bar' and Adjoining House, 3 Whitenhill1 Whitenhill 'the Auld Hoose Bar' and Adjoining House, 3 WhitenhillCategory C listed3, 7, 9 Rose Street3, 7, 9 Rose StreetCategory C listed+2See 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 Tayport’s history is

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

Tentsmuir Coastal defences, scheduled monument'The Cottage' 2 William Street, Category BEast Lighthouse, West Lights West Common, Category BHarbour Cottages 17, 19, 21 Inn Street, Category BInchcape, 20 Dougal Street, Category BParish Kirk of Ferryport-on-Craig Castle Street, Category BQueen Street, Tayport Primary School Including Railings and Boundary Walls, Category BSt Mary Star the Sea Rc Church, Queen Street, Category BTayport Cafe 38 William Street, Category BTayport Harbour, Category BWest Lighthouse and Attached Cottages, 7, 8 West Lights West Common, Category B1 West Lights (L Cleall Harding) West Common, Category B3 Queen Street Wellfield Cottage, Category B9 - 11 Inn Cottage (Formerly Old Scotscraig Inn) Manana and Ice House, Now Garage, 15 Inn Street, Category B
Category BScheduled monument

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39 listed buildings by grade
0 Category A13 Category B26 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 13 Category B listed buildings in Tayport

Buildings of regional importance. 5 are photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.

Show the other 1
What’s protected

Most of Tayport’s listed buildings are homes

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

Houses, terraces & villas33
Public & civic buildings2
Walls, gates & bridges2
Inns, shops & warehouses1
Churches, chapels & priories1

33 entries (85%) 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

26 Category C listed buildings

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

All 26 Category C listed buildings, A to Z
Argyle House 23 Albert StreetParish Kirk Churchyard Castle StreetQueen Street, St Margaret's Episcopal Church Including Boundary WallsTayside House 6 West Lights West Common1 Whitenhill 'the Auld Hoose Bar' and Adjoining House, 3 Whitenhill11 Rose Street13 Rose Street14 Whitenhill14, 16, 18 Rose Street15 Rose Street16 Whitenhill18 Whitenhill, Westwood House2 Butter Wynd2 School Wynd2,2A Greenside Place20 Rose Street20 Whitenhill and 1 Butter Wynd22, 24 Whitenhill and 69 Tay Street3, 7, 9 Rose Street4 Butter Wynd4 School Wynd 'Paradise Cottage'6 Greenside Place (Formerly 4, 6 Greenside Place)7 - 21 Isla Place, Albert Place8 Greenside Place90 Tay Street92 Tay Street
How the list grew

More than half of Tayport’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1973

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

1973 · 32
19501960197019801990200020102020

The first 32 entries were listed in 1973. 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.

1 scheduled monument

Nationally important archaeological sites and monuments, protected by law; work on them needs consent from Historic Environment Scotland.

Tentsmuir Coastal defences20th Century Military and Related: Tank obstacles
Neighbours

Listed buildings in the places around Tayport

TownPeopleListedCategory AHistory
Tayport3,967390—
Newport-on-Tay and Wormit4,119370—
Monifieth9,356300—
Dundee147,36585369—
Carnoustie11,37370—
St Andrews16,46537020—
Cupar8,8351794—
In brief

Tayport in brief

The official list counts 39 listed buildings in Tayport, including East Lighthouse, West Lights West Common. Of the whole list, 85% are houses, terraces and villas. More than half went on the list in a single year, 1973: 32 of 39. Beyond that, like most towns its size, it has no Category A building; Agnes Husband (1852) and Nicolas Vilant (1737) were born here before 1900; and it also has a scheduled monument.

Questions about Tayport’s history

How many listed buildings are there in Tayport?

Historic Environment Scotland lists 39 buildings inside Tayport’s locality: 0 Category A, 13 Category B and 26 Category C.

Are there scheduled monuments in Tayport?

Yes, 1 scheduled monument, including Tentsmuir Coastal defences.

When were Tayport’s buildings listed?

The first in 1973; the most, 32, in 1973.

Tayport 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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