AHouse · listed 1971"Windyhill", Rowantreehill Road KilmacolmPhoto: Charles Rennie Mackintosh · Public domain
"Windyhill", Rowantreehill Road Kilmacolm · Photo: Charles Rennie Mackintosh · Public domain–Not graded
History of Kilmacolm · Historic Environment Scotland
16 listed buildings, 2 of them in the top category
Historic Environment Scotland counts them inside Kilmacolm’s locality, 41 for every 10,000 residents. 9 of Kilmacolm’s listed buildings are Category B. We have photos of 5 of its listed buildings and 2 old views of the town.
Listed buildings
16
41 per 10,000 residents
Category A
2
national importance
Category B
9
regional importance
Scheduled monuments
0
nationally important sites
In pictures
Kilmacolm in 7 photos and old views
Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Kilmacolm Parish Church ("Old Kirk"), Main Street, KilmacolmCategory B listed
Knockbuckle Road, Shallott, St Columba's Junior School with Terrace, Statue, Boundary Wall, Gatepiers and GatesCategory B listed
St. Columba's (Formerly St. James's) Church of Scotland Duchal Road, KilmacolmCategory A listed
Former R.C. "Bishop's House", (Formerly "Miyanoshta") Porterfield Road, KilmacolmCategory B listed+3See 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.
Through time
Kilmacolm from 1903 to 1903
2 old photos and postcards, in date order. All public domain, made before 1950.
1903
1903Public 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 Kilmacolm’s history is
Every Category A and B building, monument and historic park.
Category ACategory B
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
16 listed buildings by grade
2 Category A9 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 A
The 2 Category A listed buildings in Kilmacolm
Buildings of national or international importance, about 7.5% of all listed buildings. Every one is photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.
AChurch · listed 1971St. Columba's (Formerly St. James's) Church of Scotland Duchal Road, KilmacolmPhoto: Thomas Nugent · CC BY-SA 2.0
Category B
The 9 Category B listed buildings in Kilmacolm
Buildings of regional importance. 3 are photographed.
BChurch · listed 1971Kilmacolm Parish Church ("Old Kirk"), Main Street, KilmacolmPhoto: david cameron photographer · CC BY-SA 2.0
BWalls & gates · listed 2004Knockbuckle Road, Shallott, St Columba's Junior School with Terrace, Statue, Boundary Wall, Gatepiers and GatesPhoto: Richard Sutcliffe · CC BY-SA 2.0
BHouse · listed 1971Former R.C. "Bishop's House", (Formerly "Miyanoshta") Porterfield Road, KilmacolmPhoto: Thomas Nugent · CC BY-SA 2.0
House · listed 1971"Den O' Gryffe", Knockbuckle Road, Kilmacolm
House · listed 1971"Greystones", Houston Road, Kilmacolm
House · listed 1979"Knapps House", Houston Road, Kilmacolm
House · listed 1979"Nether Knockbuckle", Knockbuckle, Kilmacolm
House · listed 1971"Rowantreehill", Rowantreehill Road, Kilmacolm
House · listed 1971"Water Yetts", Finlaystone Road, Kilmacolm
Category C
5 Category C listed buildings
This category covers buildings of local importance. Open any building to read its official list entry.
Conservation areas
2 conservation areas cover 20% of Kilmacolm
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Kilmacolm37 ha
The Cross, Kilmalcolm 19704 ha
41 hain conservation areas, of 202 ha inside the locality.
9 of the 16 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
8 of Kilmacolm’s 16 listed buildings were added in 1971
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1971 · 8
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The first 8 entries were listed in 1971, 2 of the 2 Category A buildings among them. Only 0 have been added in the last 15 years.
Towns its size
Kilmacolm has the 29th most Category A buildings of 203 towns its size
Scottish towns of 2,000–10,000 people, by Category A listed buildings.
Kilmacolm2
#76 of 203for listed buildings per resident (41 per 10,000). Kirkcudbright, Banff and Anstruther lead.
28 have more. The typical town its size has 0.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Kilmacolm
| Town | People | Listed | Category A | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kilmacolm | 3,876 | 16 | 2 | — |
| Port Glasgow | 14,260 | 19 | 3 | — |
| Bridge of Weir | 4,927 | 26 | 0 | — |
| Houston | 6,206 | 16 | 1 | — |
| Dumbarton | 21,027 | 49 | 6 | — |
| Bishopton | 10,048 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Kilbarchan | 3,367 | 66 | 2 | — |
| Linwood | 8,408 | 1 | 0 | — |
In brief
Kilmacolm in brief
The official list counts 16 listed buildings in Kilmacolm, 2 of them in the top category, including "Windyhill", Rowantreehill Road Kilmacolm. Only 28 of the 203 towns nearest its size have more Category A buildings. Its older streets lie in 2 conservation areas, the first designated in 1970.
Questions about Kilmacolm’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Kilmacolm?
Historic Environment Scotland lists 16 buildings inside Kilmacolm’s locality: 2 Category A, 9 Category B and 5 Category C.
What are the Category A listed buildings in Kilmacolm?
2, including "Windyhill", Rowantreehill Road Kilmacolm and St. Columba's (Formerly St. James's) Church of Scotland Duchal Road, Kilmacolm.
How many conservation areas are there in Kilmacolm?
2, covering about 41 hectares of the town. The largest are Kilmacolm and The Cross, Kilmalcolm.
When were Kilmacolm’s buildings listed?
The first in 1971; the most, 8, in 1971.
Are there old photos of Kilmacolm?
Yes: 2 public-domain photos and postcards from 1903 to 1903, all on this page.
Kilmacolm 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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