List of Category A listed buildings in Falkirk

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This is a list of Category A listed buildings in the Falkirk council area, central Scotland.

In Scotland, the term listed building refers to a building or other structure officially designated as being of "special architectural or historic interest". ^[1] Category A structures are those considered to be "buildings of national or international importance, either architectural or historic, or fine little-altered examples of some particular period, style or building type." ^[2] Listing was begun by a provision in the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1947, and the current legislative basis for listing is the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997. ^[3] The authority for listing rests with Historic Scotland, an executive agency of the Scottish Government, which inherited this role from the Scottish Development Department in 1991. Once listed, severe restrictions are imposed on the modifications allowed to a building's structure or its fittings. Listed building consent must be obtained from local authorities prior to any alteration to such a structure. ^[3] There are approximately 47,400 listed buildings in Scotland, of which around 8% (some 3,800) are Category A. ^[4]

The council area of Falkirk covers 297 square kilometres (115 sq mi), and has a population of around 151,600. There are 27 Category A listed buildings in the area.

Listed buildings

Name	Location	Date Listed	Grid Ref. [note 1]	Geo-coordinates	Notes	LB Number [note 2]	Image
Blackness Castle	Blackness		NT0554580253	56°00′21″N3°30′59″W / 56.005877°N 3.516313°W / 56.005877; -3.516313 (Blackness Castle)	15th-century castle with later alterations [5]	230	Upload another image See more images
Airth Mercat Cross	Airth		NS8990587534	56°04′05″N3°46′12″W / 56.067925°N 3.769992°W / 56.067925; -3.769992 (Airth Mercat Cross)	Late 17th-century market cross [6]	2095	Upload another image See more images
Airth Castle	Airth		NS9000786834	56°03′42″N3°46′05″W / 56.061662°N 3.768066°W / 56.061662; -3.768066 (Airth Castle)	16th-century castle with a 19th-century facade by David Hamilton [7]	2102	Upload another image See more images
Dunmore Pineapple	Dunmore Park, Dunmore		NS8889388537	56°04′36″N3°47′12″W / 56.076698°N 3.786655°W / 56.076698; -3.786655 (Dunmore Pineapple)	18th-century garden building in the shape of a pineapple [8]	2109	Upload another image See more images
Torwood Castle	Torwood		NS8359084368	56°02′17″N3°52′12″W / 56.037999°N 3.869991°W / 56.037999; -3.869991 (Torwood Castle)	Remains of 16th-century tower house [9]	3962	Upload another image See more images
Parkhill House	Polmont		NS9288578791	55°59′24″N3°43′07″W / 55.990085°N 3.718657°W / 55.990085; -3.718657 (Parkhill House)	Late 18th-century mansion [10]	8301
Westquarter Dovecot	Westquarter		NS9132978716	55°59′21″N3°44′37″W / 55.989061°N 3.743556°W / 55.989061; -3.743556 (Westquarter Dovecot)	17th-century rectangular dovecote [11]	8315	Upload another image
Royal Scottish National Hospital, Principal Block	Larbert		NS8585883627	56°01′55″N3°50′00″W / 56.031891°N 3.833295°W / 56.031891; -3.833295 (Royal Scottish National Hospital, Principal Block)	19th-century former hospital by Frederick Thomas Pilkington [12]	10481	Upload another image
Carronvale House	Larbert		NS8671781980	56°01′02″N3°49′08″W / 56.017305°N 3.818822°W / 56.017305; -3.818822 (Carronvale House)	18th-century house remodelled 1897 by Sir John Burnet [13]	10487
Larbert Old Parish Churchyard and monuments	Larbert		NS8552882203	56°01′08″N3°50′17″W / 56.019025°N 3.83798°W / 56.019025; -3.83798 (Larbert Old Parish Churchyard and monuments)	Churchyard with several significant graves including James Bruce of Kinnaird and Mary Dundas [14]	10496	Upload another image See more images
Stenhouse and Carron Parish Church, former Maclaren Memorial Church	Stenhousemuir		NS8758783070	56°01′38″N3°48′19″W / 56.027298°N 3.80533°W / 56.027298; -3.80533 (Stenhouse and Carron Parish Church, former Maclaren Memorial Church)	Romanesque church of circa 1900 by John James Burnet [15]	10503
Castlecary Castle	Castlecary		NS7866377526	55°58′31″N3°56′45″W / 55.975338°N 3.945928°W / 55.975338; -3.945928 (Castlecary Castle)	15th-century tower house [16]	10519	Upload another image
Avon Aqueduct [note 3]	Union Canal, over River Avon		NS9672575812	55°57′51″N3°39′22″W / 55.964173°N 3.655986°W / 55.964173; -3.655986 (Avon Aqueduct) [note 3]	12-arch aqueduct opened 1822 [17]	15321	Upload another image See more images
Avon Viaduct [note 3]	Westfield, over River Avon		NS9335072686	55°56′07″N3°42′32″W / 55.935361°N 3.708788°W / 55.935361; -3.708788 (Avon Viaduct) [note 3]	20-arch former railway viaduct opened 1842 [18]	15326	Upload another image See more images
Bo'ness Station	Bo'ness		NT0039681708	56°01′04″N3°35′58″W / 56.017902°N 3.599391°W / 56.017902; -3.599391 (Bo'ness Station)	19th-century railway station buildings, now part of Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway [19]	22337	Upload another image See more images
Carriden House	Carriden, Bo'ness		NT0249980834	56°00′38″N3°33′55″W / 56.010485°N 3.565352°W / 56.010485; -3.565352 (Carriden House)	17th-century mansion [20]	22339	Upload another image See more images
Church Wynd, Graveyards	Bo'ness		NS9968981488	56°00′57″N3°36′38″W / 56.015779°N 3.610645°W / 56.015779; -3.610645 (Church Wynd, Graveyards)	Two graveyards with monuments of 17th century and later [21]	22350	Upload another image
Kinneil House	Kinneil, Bo'ness		NS9819780557	56°00′26″N3°38′03″W / 56.007103°N 3.634213°W / 56.007103; -3.634213 (Kinneil House)	Late 15th-century tower house with 16th- and 17th-century remodelling [22]	22358	Upload another image See more images
49 North Street, Dymock's Buildings	Bo'ness		NS9982281720	56°01′04″N3°36′31″W / 56.01789°N 3.608599°W / 56.01789; -3.608599 (49 North Street, Dymock's Buildings)	Late-17th-century town houses and industrial buildings [23]	22379	Upload another image See more images
The Hippodrome	Bo'ness		NS9984281686	56°01′03″N3°36′30″W / 56.017589°N 3.608265°W / 56.017589; -3.608265 (The Hippodrome)	Early Modern cinema by Matthew Steele, 1911 [24]	22380	Upload another image See more images
Falkirk Old Parish Church	Falkirk, High Street		NS8872980025	56°00′01″N3°47′09″W / 56.00022°N 3.785754°W / 56.00022; -3.785754 (Falkirk Old Parish Church)	Medieval church, mostly rebuilt in the 19th century, spire added by William Adam, 1738 [25]	31167	Upload another image See more images
Falkirk Steeple	Falkirk, High Street		NS8882479913	55°59′57″N3°47′03″W / 55.999236°N 3.784185°W / 55.999236; -3.784185 (Falkirk Steeple)	Classical clock tower by David Hamilton, 1814 [26]	31178	Upload another image See more images
Callendar House	Callendar Park, Falkirk		NS8986479352	55°59′40″N3°46′02″W / 55.994438°N 3.767288°W / 55.994438; -3.767288 (Callendar House)	14th-century tower house with later additions, remodelled in French style by Brown and Wardrop, 1877 [27]	31236	Upload another image See more images
Callendar House Mausoleum	Callendar Park, Falkirk		NS9038678990	55°59′29″N3°45′32″W / 55.991307°N 3.758776°W / 55.991307; -3.758776 (Callendar House Mausoleum)	Classical mausoleum by Archibald Elliot, 1816 [28]	31241	Upload another image
St Mary's Roman Catholic Church	Camelon		NS8641780573	56°00′17″N3°49′23″W / 56.004599°N 3.823036°W / 56.004599; -3.823036 (St Mary's Roman Catholic Church)	Church of 1960 by Gillespie Kidd and Coia [29]	31252	Upload another image See more images
Dundas Church	Grangemouth		NS9291381991	56°01′08″N3°43′10″W / 56.018829°N 3.719484°W / 56.018829; -3.719484 (Dundas Church)	Romanesque church of 1894 by John James Burnet [30]	34041

See also

• Scheduled monuments in Falkirk

Notes

1. Sometimes known as OSGB36, the grid reference (where provided) is based on the British national grid reference system used by the Ordnance Survey.
   • "Guide to National Grid". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 12 December 2007.
   • "Get-a-map". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 17 December 2007.
2. Historic Environment Scotland assign a unique alphanumeric identifier to each designated site in Scotland, for listed buildings this always begins with "LB", for example "LB12345".
3. Also in West Lothian, as it crosses the River Avon which is the council boundary

References

1. Guide to the Protection of Scotland's Listed Buildings (PDF). Historic Scotland. 2009. p. 4. ISBN   978-1-84917-013-0 . Retrieved 5 May 2010.
2. "What is Listing?". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
3. Scottish Historic Environment Policy (PDF). Historic Scotland. October 2008. pp. 24–25. ISBN   978-1-84917-002-4 . Retrieved 5 May 2010.
4. Guide to the Protection of Scotland’s Listed Buildings, p. 17.
5. "Blackness Castle: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland.
6. "Airth Mercat Cross: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland.
7. "Airth Castle: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland.
8. "Garden Wall And Pineapple, Dunmore Park: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland.
9. "Torwood Castle: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland.
10. "Parkhill House: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland.
11. "Dovecot, Dovecot Road, Westquarter: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland.
12. "Royal Scottish National Hospital, Principal Block (Private House) With Boundary Walls And Gatepiers: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland.
13. "Carronvale Road, 'Carronvale' (Boy's Brigade Hq): Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland.
14. "Old Parish Church Churchyard And Monument To James Bruce Of Kinnaird And Mary Dundas: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland.
15. "Stenhousemuir, Church Street, Parish Church Of Stenhouse And Carron, Former Maclaren Memorial Church, Church Of Scotland: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland.
16. "Castle Cary: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland.
17. "Avon Aqueduct: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland.
18. "Avon Viaduct: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland.
19. "Bo'ness Station, Former Haymarket Train Shed, Former Wormit Station Building, Signal Box, Footbridge, Goods Office, Goods Yard, Water Tank And Lamp Standards: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland.
20. "Carriden, Carriden House Including Boundary Walls: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland.
21. "Church Wynd, Graveyards Including Boundary Walls: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland.
22. "Kinneil, Kinneil House Including Gatepiers To West And East And Boundary Walls: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland.
23. "49 North Street, Dymock's Buildings With Scotland's Close Warehouse And Service Court: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland.
24. "North Street, The Hippodrome: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland.
25. "Old Parish Church And Burial Ground Including Boundary Walls And Railings: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland.
26. "Falkirk Town Steeple. High Street: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland.
27. "Callendar Park, Callendar House: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland.
28. "Callendar Park, Callendar House Mausoleum: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland.
29. "Glasgow Road, Camelon, St Mary Of The Angels Roman Catholic Church And Presbytery: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland.
30. "Dundas Church Bo'ness Road: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland.

External links

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