BPublic · listed 2001Bonkle, Church Road, Bonkle Parish Church (Church of Scotland) Including Church Hall and GatepiersPhoto: James Allan · CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: G Laird · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
History of Newmains · Historic Environment Scotland
7 listed buildings, 4 of them in the second category
On the Historic Environment Scotland list, all of them stand inside Newmains’s locality, 13 for every 10,000 residents. 3 of Newmains’s listed buildings are Category C.
Listed buildings
7
13 per 10,000 residents
Category A
0
national importance
Category B
4
regional importance
Scheduled monuments
0
nationally important sites
In pictures
Landmarks of Newmains
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Bonkle, Church Road, Bonkle Parish Church (Church of Scotland) Including Church Hall and GatepiersCategory B listed
Newmains, Church Avenue, Coltness Memorial Church (Church of Scotland)Category B listedPhotos 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 Newmains’s history is
Every Category A and B building, monument and historic park.
Category B
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7 listed buildings by grade
0 Category A4 Category B3 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 4 Category B listed buildings in Newmains
Buildings of regional importance. 2 are photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.
BChurch · listed 1982Newmains, Church Avenue, Coltness Memorial Church (Church of Scotland)Photo: dan m · CC BY-SA 2.0
Public · listed 1971Murdostoun Castle
Walls & gates · listed 2001Newmains, Manse Road, Newmains Police Station Including Boundary Wall and Railings
Category C
3 Category C listed buildings
This category covers buildings of local importance. Open any building to read its official list entry.
All 3 Category C listed buildings, A to Z
Born here
3 notable people born in Newmains before 1900
Their lives on one timeline, earliest first.
Hugh Robertson
Margaret Gardner
Andrew Wilson
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Andrew Wilson1896–1973 · Scottish footballer (1896-1973)
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Hugh Robertson1801– · Footballer
Margaret Gardner1844–1929 · Assisted immigrant, domestic servant, farmer, flour mill owner
Everyone born in Newmains → Birthplaces from Wikidata; portraits from Wikimedia Commons.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Newmains
| Town | People | Listed | Category A | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newmains | 5,364 | 7 | 0 | — |
| Cleland | 3,043 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Wishaw | 30,190 | 42 | 1 | — |
| Law | 3,293 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Carfin | 4,427 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Newarthill | 6,956 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Shotts | 8,794 | 4 | 1 | — |
| New Stevenston | 6,298 | 2 | 0 | — |
In brief
Newmains in brief
The official list counts 7 listed buildings in Newmains, including Bonkle, Church Road, Bonkle Parish Church (Church of Scotland) Including Church Hall and Gatepiers. Andrew Wilson (1896), Hugh Robertson (1801) and Margaret Gardner (1844) were all born here before 1900. The rest is about typical: like most towns its size, it has no Category A building; and the list grew between 1971 and 2001.
Questions about Newmains’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Newmains?
Historic Environment Scotland lists 7 buildings inside Newmains’s locality: 0 Category A, 4 Category B and 3 Category C.
Who was born in Newmains?
Among people born before 1900: Andrew Wilson (1896), Hugh Robertson (1801) and Margaret Gardner (1844).
Newmains 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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