AHouse · listed 1971Dovecot, StrathlevenPhoto: Lairich Rig · CC BY-SA 2.0
Bonhill Parish Church with Boundary Wall and Graveyard · Photo: Lairich Rig · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
History of Bonhill · Historic Environment Scotland
7 listed buildings, 2 of them in the top category
On the Historic Environment Scotland list, all of them stand inside Bonhill’s locality, 8.1 for every 10,000 residents. Of the listed buildings in Bonhill, 4 are Category B. We have photos of 4 of its listed buildings.
Listed buildings
7
8.1 per 10,000 residents
Category A
2
national importance
Category B
4
regional importance
Scheduled monuments
0
nationally important sites
In pictures
Landmarks of Bonhill
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Dovecot, StrathlevenCategory A listed
Coach House Range and Stable Yard, StrathlevenCategory 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 Bonhill’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.
7 listed buildings by grade
2 Category A4 Category B1 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 Bonhill
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.
House · listed 1971Strathleven HousePhoto: Lairich Rig · CC BY-SA 2.0
Category B
The 4 Category B listed buildings in Bonhill
Buildings of regional importance. 2 are photographed.
BWalls & gates · listed 1971Bonhill Parish Church with Boundary Wall and GraveyardPhoto: Lairich Rig · CC BY-SA 2.0
BHouse · listed 1971Coach House Range and Stable Yard, StrathlevenPhoto: Lairich Rig · CC BY-SA 2.0
House · listed 1996Bonhill, 120-122 (Even Nos), Main Street and Adjoining Workshop
House · listed 1971Entrance to Vale of Leven Industrial Estate.
Category C
1 Category C listed building
This category covers buildings of local importance. Open any building to read its official list entry.
All 1 Category C listed buildings, A to Z
Born here
22 notable people born in Bonhill before 1900
The 20 best known on one timeline, earliest first.
W McEwan
Robert Parlane
Robert Paton
Andrew McIntyre
William McKinnon
James McAulay
Dan Friel
John Forbes
John McNicol
Andrew Whitelaw
James Cowan
Neil McCallum
James Sharp
James McMillan
Daniel Bruce
Daniel Paton
Walter Bruce
John Cust
Tommy Galbraith
Robert McLean
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RP
Robert Paton1854–1905 · British association football player (1854-1905)
RP
Robert Parlane1847–1918 · Association football player (1848-1918)
JM
James McAulay1860–1943 · British association football player (1860-1943)
JF
John Forbes1862–1928 · Scottish footballer, born 1862
James Cowan1868–1918 · Scottish footballer, born 1868 (1868–1918)
DP
Daniel Paton1871–1957 · Scottish footballer (1871-?)
WM
W McEwan1830–1885 · Australian cricketer (1830–1885)
Andrew McIntyre1855–1941 · British association football player (1855-1941)
Everyone born in Bonhill → Birthplaces from Wikidata; portraits from Wikimedia Commons.
Towns its size
Bonhill has the 46th most Category A buildings of 199 towns its size
Scottish towns of 3,000–22,000 people, by Category A listed buildings.
Bonhill2
#139 of 199for listed buildings per resident (8 per 10,000). Banff, Anstruther and Rothesay lead.
45 have more. The typical town its size has 1.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Bonhill
| Town | People | Listed | Category A | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonhill | 8,608 | 7 | 2 | — |
| Alexandria | 6,260 | 24 | 2 | — |
| Balloch and Haldane | 6,000 | 13 | 2 | — |
| Dumbarton | 21,027 | 49 | 6 | — |
| Port Glasgow | 14,260 | 19 | 3 | — |
| Bishopton | 10,048 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Bowling and Old Kilpatrick | 4,761 | 12 | 0 | — |
| Helensburgh | 14,128 | 204 | 13 | — |
In brief
Bonhill in brief
The official list counts 7 listed buildings in Bonhill, 2 of them in the top category, including Dovecot, Strathleven. Only 45 of the 199 towns nearest its size have more Category A buildings. Robert Paton (1854), Robert Parlane (1847) and James McAulay (1860) are among the 22 people born here before 1900. Beyond that, the list grew between 1971 and 1996.
Questions about Bonhill’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Bonhill?
Historic Environment Scotland lists 7 buildings inside Bonhill’s locality: 2 Category A, 4 Category B and 1 Category C.
What are the Category A listed buildings in Bonhill?
2, including Dovecot, Strathleven and Strathleven House.
Who was born in Bonhill?
Among people born before 1900: Robert Paton (1854), Robert Parlane (1847), James McAulay (1860), John Forbes (1862) and James Cowan (1868).
Bonhill 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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