Inverkeithing Conservation Area

Inverkeithing Conservation Area is a conservation area in Inverkeithing in Fife, Scotland. The conservation area focuses on the historic core of the town and the remaining medieval rigg pattern, and has been designated since 1985.[1]

Designation History

Inverkeithing was designated a conservation area in 1985 by Fife Council in recognition of its "historical and architectural significance".[1][2]

The Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997 requires local councils to review conservation areas periodically. As of 2026, the last review of Inverkeithing Conservation Area took place in February 2019; at the review, boundaries were expanded and rationalised.[3] Major heritage regeneration works were approved in 2019 to the conservation area.[4]

Description

Inverkeithing was one of Fife's first royal burghs, in existence as such by 1161. Building layout of the conservation area was planned deliberately during the medieval era, and follows a rigg pattern of development, with buildings fronting on High Street and narrow plots of land behind.[2]

The conservation area extends from Inverkeithing war memorial and Heriot Street in the North to the Friary Gardens in the south.[5]

Within Inverkeithing Conservation area, there are 28 Historic Scotland listed buildings. These include 5 of category A, 5 of category B and 18 of category C.[3]

Notable buildings within the conservation area include:

References

  1. ^ a b "South and West Fife Area Committee 30th October 2024" (PDF). Fife.gov. 30 October 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
  2. ^ a b Fife Council (2002), Dunfermline and the Coast, adopted Local Plan.
  3. ^ a b "INVERKEITHING CONSERVATION AREA APPRAISAL and MANAGEMENT PLAN" (PDF). Fife.gov. Feb 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "Inverkeithing Town House" (PDF). Heritage Trust Network. May 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "Inverkeithing Local Place Plan" (PDF). Fife.gov. June 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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