House · listed 1988Murdostoun Estate, West Lodge, Including Gatepiers
Photo: Ian Paterson · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
History of Cleland · Historic Environment Scotland
1 listed building, 1 of them in the second category
On the Historic Environment Scotland list, it stands inside Cleland’s locality, 3.3 for every 10,000 residents. From Cleland, the nearest Category A building is in Wishaw, 2.9 km away.
Listed buildings
1
3.3 per 10,000 residents
Category A
0
national importance
Category B
1
regional importance
Scheduled monuments
0
nationally important sites
The map
Where Cleland’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.
1 listed buildings by grade
0 Category A1 Category B0 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 Category B listed building in Cleland
Buildings of regional importance. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.
Born here
5 notable people born in Cleland before 1900
Their lives on one timeline, earliest first.
Robert Ferguson
Jock McDonald
Jock McNab
John Colville, 1st Baron Clydesmuir
Pat Carrigan
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JM
Jock McNab1894–1949 · Scottish footballer (1894-1949)
RF
Robert Ferguson1886–1962 · British footballer (1886-1962)
John Colville, 1st Baron Clydesmuir1894–1954 · British politician (1894-1954)
JM
Jock McDonald1893– · Scottish footballer
PC
Pat Carrigan1898–1957 · Scottish footballer
Everyone born in Cleland → Birthplaces from Wikidata; portraits from Wikimedia Commons.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Cleland
| Town | People | Listed | Category A | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleland | 3,043 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Newarthill | 6,956 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Newmains | 5,364 | 7 | 0 | — |
| Carfin | 4,427 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Wishaw | 30,190 | 42 | 1 | — |
| New Stevenston | 6,298 | 2 | 0 | — |
| Holytown | 5,121 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Chapelhall | 7,061 | 2 | 0 | — |
In brief
Cleland in brief
The official list counts 1 listed building in Cleland. Of the 5 people born here before 1900, the best known include Jock McNab (1894), Robert Ferguson (1886) and John Colville, 1st Baron Clydesmuir (1894). Otherwise the figures are ordinary: like most towns its size, it has no Category A building; and its only entry went on the list in 1988.
Questions about Cleland’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Cleland?
Historic Environment Scotland lists 1 building inside Cleland’s locality: 0 Category A, 1 Category B and 0 Category C.
Who was born in Cleland?
Among people born before 1900: Jock McNab (1894), Robert Ferguson (1886), John Colville, 1st Baron Clydesmuir (1894), Jock McDonald (1893) and Pat Carrigan (1898).
Cleland 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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