List of Category A listed buildings in the Western Isles
The Western Isles shown within Scotland
This is a list of Category A listed buildings in the Western Isles of Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Na h-Eileanan Siar).
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% (or approximately 3,800) are Category A.[4]
The council area of Na h-Eileanan Siar (Western Isles) comprises an archipelago of over 100 islands and small skerries, including 14 inhabited islands with a total population of around 26,500. There are 18 Category A listed buildings on the islands, representing a variety of types and ages of structure. The 13th-century Church of St Moluag is one of three A-listed church buildings. Kisimul Castle, built on a tiny island off the shore of Castlebay, dates from the 15th century,[5] while the two other A-listed castles at Amhuinnsuidhe and Lews are Victorian. Functional architecture includes three important lighthouses, including Eilean Glas, the first lighthouse in the Western Isles. More prosaic building types are well represented, with eight traditional thatched cottages meriting Category A listing.
Listed buildings
Name |
Location |
Date Listed |
Grid Ref. [note 1] |
Geo-coordinates |
Notes |
HB Number [note 2] |
Image |
Butt of Lewis Lighthouse |
Butt of Lewis |
25/3/1971 |
NB5197066483 |
58°30′56″N 6°15′39″W / 58.515625°N 6.260874°W / 58.515625; -6.260874 (Butt of Lewis Lighthouse) |
Built in the 1860s and designed by David Stevenson |
5768 |
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Barra Head Lighthouse |
Barra Head |
5/10/1971 |
NL5489880253 |
56°47′08″N 7°39′13″W / 56.785421°N 7.653546°W / 56.785421; -7.653546 (Barra Head Lighthouse) |
Designed by Robert Stevenson and opened in 1833 |
5893 |
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Kisimul Castle |
Castlebay, Barra |
5/10/1971 |
NL6651997944 |
56°57′07″N 7°29′15″W / 56.952082°N 7.487415°W / 56.952082; -7.487415 (Kisimul Castle) |
16th-century castle on an island in Castle Bay |
5901 |
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St Moluag's Church (Teampull Mholuaidh) |
Eoropie, Lewis |
25/3/1971 |
NB5192865157 |
58°30′13″N 6°15′37″W / 58.503725°N 6.260151°W / 58.503725; -6.260151 (St Moluag's Church (Teampull Mholuaidh)) |
13th-century church |
6603 |
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Amhuinnsuidhe Castle |
Harris |
5/10/1971 |
NB0495607806 |
57°57′41″N 6°59′26″W / 57.961378°N 6.990431°W / 57.961378; -6.990431 (Amhuinnsuidhe Castle) |
19th-century Scots baronial country house, designed by David Bryce |
12767 |
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St Clement's Church |
Rodel, Harris |
5/10/1971 |
NG0477383184 |
57°44′27″N 6°57′47″W / 57.740937°N 6.963033°W / 57.740937; -6.963033 (St Clement's Church) |
15th-century church |
12912 |
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Eilean Glas Lighthouse |
Scalpay |
30/3/1994 |
NG2474394715 |
57°51′25″N 6°38′31″W / 57.856854°N 6.641999°W / 57.856854; -6.641999 (Eilean Glas Lighthouse) |
The first lighthouse erected in the Western Isles, built 1789 by Thomas Smith |
13487 |
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9 Locheport |
Locheport, North Uist |
5/10/1971 |
NF8775863156 |
57°33′01″N 7°13′18″W / 57.550289°N 7.221786°W / 57.550289; -7.221786 (9 Locheport) |
Hebridean-type thatched cottage |
17570 |
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29 Locheport |
Locheport, North Uist |
5/10/1971 |
NF8491063485 |
57°33′05″N 7°16′11″W / 57.551258°N 7.269597°W / 57.551258; -7.269597 (29 Locheport) |
Hebridean-type thatched cottage |
17571 |
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Struan Cottage |
Malaclete, North Uist |
15/1/1980 |
NF7938573724 |
57°38′20″N 7°22′30″W / 57.638945°N 7.375041°W / 57.638945; -7.375041 (Struan Cottage) |
Hebridean-type thatched cottage |
17582 |
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Ardheisker thatched cottage |
Ardheisker, North Uist |
5/10/1971 |
NF7644167334 |
57°34′47″N 7°24′56″W / 57.579703°N 7.4156°W / 57.579703; -7.4156 (Ardheisker thatched cottage) |
Hebridean-type thatched cottage |
17585 |
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Lews Castle |
Stornoway, Lewis |
25/3/1971 |
NB4200933175 |
58°12′42″N 6°23′39″W / 58.211582°N 6.394058°W / 58.211582; -6.394058 (Lews Castle) |
Mid 19th-century country house |
18677 |
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472b South Lochboisdale |
Lochboisdale, South Uist |
15/1/1980 |
NF7852817489 |
57°08′07″N 7°18′57″W / 57.135399°N 7.315826°W / 57.135399; -7.315826 (472b South Lochboisdale) |
Skye-type thatched cottage |
18746 |
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77 Ardmanonie |
Eochar, South Uist |
15/1/1980 |
NF7731946134 |
57°23′27″N 7°22′23″W / 57.390742°N 7.37299°W / 57.390742; -7.37299 (77 Ardmanonie) |
Skye-type thatched cottage |
18767 |
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Lews Castle Lodges, Boundary Walls, Sea Walls and Tower |
Stornoway, Lewis |
25/3/1971 |
NB4213133002 |
58°12′36″N 6°23′30″W / 58.210104°N 6.391796°W / 58.210104; -6.391796 (Lews Castle Lodges, Boundary Walls, Sea Walls and Tower) |
19th-century walls around Lews Castle |
19206 |
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St Columba's Church (Eye Church) |
Aignish, Lewis |
25/3/1971 |
NB4846932260 |
58°12′26″N 6°17′00″W / 58.207119°N 6.283444°W / 58.207119; -6.283444 (St Columba's Church (Eye Church)) |
Late medieval church, now partly ruined |
19210 |
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Bualadubh |
Eochar, South Uist |
15/1/1980 |
NF7882346166 |
57°23′32″N 7°20′53″W / 57.392092°N 7.34812°W / 57.392092; -7.34812 (Bualadubh) |
Skye-type thatched cottage |
19908 |
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North Beach Quay/North Beach Old Sail Loft |
North Beach, Stornoway, Lewis |
25/3/1971 |
NB4211932816 |
58°12′30″N 6°23′30″W / 58.208431°N 6.391794°W / 58.208431; -6.391794 (North Beach Quay/North Beach Old Sail Loft) |
Large 19th-century warehouse with adjoining house |
41735 |
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References
External links
Media related to Category A listed buildings in the Western Isles at Wikimedia Commons