House · listed 1971Bathgate Academy
Jarvey Street, High Church of Scotland with Graveyard, Boundary Walls, Railings and Gatepiers · Photo: Kenneth McFarlane · CC BY-SA 2.5–Not graded
History of Bathgate · Historic Environment Scotland
11 listed buildings, 1 of them in the top category
On the Historic Environment Scotland list, all of them stand inside Bathgate’s locality, 4.9 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 2 scheduled monuments. We have photos of 4 of its listed buildings.
Listed buildings
11
4.9 per 10,000 residents
Category A
1
national importance
Category B
4
regional importance
Scheduled monuments
2
nationally important sites
In pictures
Bathgate in 5 photos
Nearly every Category A and B building, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
19, 21 George Place, Pavilion Bingo (Former Pavilion Cinema)Category C listed
24-34 (Even Nos) North Bridge Street, The Regal Community Theatre (Former Regal Cinema)Category B listed
22 Livery Street Including Outbuildings to RearCategory C listed
Kirkton,old parish church 400m ESE of Kirkton Mains,BathgateScheduled monument+1See 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.
The map
Where Bathgate’s history is
Every Category A and B building, monument and historic park.
Category ACategory BScheduled monument
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
11 listed buildings by grade
1 Category A4 Category B6 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 Category A listed building in Bathgate
Buildings of national or international importance, about 7.5% of all listed buildings. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.
Category B
The 4 Category B listed buildings in Bathgate
Buildings of regional importance. 2 are photographed.
BWalls & gates · listed 1996Jarvey Street, High Church of Scotland with Graveyard, Boundary Walls, Railings and GatepiersPhoto: Kenneth McFarlane · CC BY-SA 2.5
BHouse · listed 199924-34 (Even Nos) North Bridge Street, The Regal Community Theatre (Former Regal Cinema)Photo: Temppwdonly · CC BY-SA 3.0
House · listed 1996Easter Inch Farmhouse and Steading
Walls & gates · listed 1994George Street, St David's Church (Church of Scotland) with Bell Tower, Church Halls and Boundary Walls
Category C
6 Category C listed buildings
This category covers buildings of local importance. Open any building to read its official list entry.
All 6 Category C listed buildings, A to Z
Boghall Parish Church and glazed entrance foyer (Hall of Fellowship), excluding adjoining church hall and link block to east, Elizabeth Drive, BathgateLivery Street, Church of the Immaculate Conception (St Mary's) (Roman Catholic), Including Boundary Walls, Gatepiers and RailingsMarjoribanks Street, Evangical Union Congregational / United Reformed Church Including Halls, Boundary Walls and Gatepiers19, 21 George Place, Pavilion Bingo (Former Pavilion Cinema)22 Livery Street Including Outbuildings to Rear9, 11 Mansefield Street
How the list grew
Bathgate’s list has grown since 1971
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
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The first 1 entry was listed in 1971, 1 of the 1 Category A buildings among them. 2 came in 1989, as Scotland’s list was resurveyed from the 1970s. Only 1 has 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.
2 scheduled monuments
Nationally important archaeological sites and monuments, protected by law; work on them needs consent from Historic Environment Scotland.
Bathgate CastleSecular: castle
Kirkton,old parish church 400m ESE of Kirkton Mains,BathgateEcclesiastical: church; Secular: mausoleum
Born here
11 notable people born in Bathgate before 1900
Their lives on one timeline, earliest first.
John Fleming
James Young Simpson
Richard B. Angus
Alexander Russell Simpson
W. D. L. Hardie
James Ellis
George Cochran
Alexander Livingstone
Thomas Greer
Thomas Anderson
John McFarlane
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James Young Simpson1811–1870 · British obstetrician (1811–1870)
John Fleming1785–1857 · Scottish Presbyterian clergyman, naturalist, zoologist and geologist …
Richard B. Angus1831–1922 · Scottish Canadian bank president (1831–1922)
AS
Alexander Russell Simpson1835–1916 · Scottish physician
GC
George Cochran1870–1929 · Scottish footballer
TG
Thomas Greer1889– · Scottish footballer (1889-?)
TA
Thomas Anderson1897– · Scottish footballer
Alexander Livingstone1884–1944 · Canadian politician (1884–1944)
Everyone born in Bathgate → Birthplaces from Wikidata; portraits from Wikimedia Commons.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Bathgate
| Town | People | Listed | Category A | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bathgate | 22,229 | 11 | 1 | — |
| Blackburn | 5,263 | 2 | 0 | — |
| Armadale | 12,590 | 2 | 0 | — |
| Whitburn | 11,772 | 2 | 1 | — |
| West Calder | 3,405 | 4 | 0 | — |
| Polbeth | 2,595 | 3 | 0 | — |
| Livingston | 55,798 | 29 | 0 | — |
| Harthill | 2,613 | 0 | 0 | — |
In brief
Bathgate in brief
Bathgate has 11 listed buildings, 1 of them in the top category, including Jarvey Street, High Church of Scotland with Graveyard, Boundary Walls, Railings and Gatepiers. Of the 11 people born here before 1900, the best known include James Young Simpson (1811), John Fleming (1785) and Richard B. Angus (1831). The rest is about typical: it has one Category A building, about typical for a town its size (the middle one has 2); and it also has 2 scheduled monuments.
Questions about Bathgate’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Bathgate?
Historic Environment Scotland lists 11 buildings inside Bathgate’s locality: 1 Category A, 4 Category B and 6 Category C.
What are the Category A listed buildings in Bathgate?
One: Bathgate Academy.
Are there scheduled monuments in Bathgate?
Yes, 2 scheduled monuments, including Bathgate Castle and Kirkton,old parish church 400m ESE of Kirkton Mains,Bathgate.
When were Bathgate’s buildings listed?
The first in 1971; the most, 2, in 1996.
Who was born in Bathgate?
Among people born before 1900: James Young Simpson (1811), John Fleming (1785), Richard B. Angus (1831), Alexander Russell Simpson (1835) and George Cochran (1870).
Bathgate 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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