BWalls & gates · listed 1971Blackburn Village, Bridge, River Almond.Photo: Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
History of Blackburn · Historic Environment Scotland
2 listed buildings, 2 of them in the second category
On the Historic Environment Scotland list, all of them stand inside Blackburn’s locality, 3.8 for every 10,000 residents. The nearest place to Blackburn with a Category A building is Bathgate, 2.7 km away.
Listed buildings
2
3.8 per 10,000 residents
Category A
0
national importance
Category B
2
regional importance
Scheduled monuments
0
nationally important sites
In pictures
Landmarks of Blackburn
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Photos 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 Blackburn’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.
2 listed buildings by grade
0 Category A2 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 2 Category B listed buildings in Blackburn
Buildings of regional importance. 1 is photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.
Walls & gates · listed 1971Blackburn Village Bridge, River Almond
Born here
3 notable people born in Blackburn before 1900
Their lives on one timeline, earliest first.
Alexander Young
Amelia Morrison Macdonald
Patrick McManus
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Alexander Young1833–1910 · Hawaiian minister of the interior (1833-1910)
Amelia Morrison Macdonald1865–1946 · (1865-1946) social reformer and women's activist
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Patrick McManus1867–1940 · Scottish footballer (1867-1940)
Everyone born in Blackburn → Birthplaces from Wikidata; portraits from Wikimedia Commons.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Blackburn
| Town | People | Listed | Category A | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn | 5,263 | 2 | 0 | — |
| Bathgate | 22,229 | 11 | 1 | — |
| West Calder | 3,405 | 4 | 0 | — |
| Whitburn | 11,772 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Polbeth | 2,595 | 3 | 0 | — |
| Armadale | 12,590 | 2 | 0 | — |
| Livingston | 55,798 | 29 | 0 | — |
| Fauldhouse | 4,587 | 1 | 0 | — |
In brief
Blackburn in brief
Blackburn has 2 listed buildings, including Blackburn Village, Bridge, River Almond.. Alexander Young (1833), Amelia Morrison Macdonald (1865) and Patrick McManus (1867) were all born here before 1900. Beyond that, like most towns its size, it has no Category A building; and all its entries went on the list in 1971.
Questions about Blackburn’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Blackburn?
Historic Environment Scotland lists 2 buildings inside Blackburn’s locality: 0 Category A, 2 Category B and 0 Category C.
Who was born in Blackburn?
Among people born before 1900: Alexander Young (1833), Amelia Morrison Macdonald (1865) and Patrick McManus (1867).
Blackburn 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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