Inverkeithing Conservation Area
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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: