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From 12 September to 31 October 2025, Historic Environment Scotland (HES) sought views on a proposal to list buildings at Tuathanas Tòrabol / Torboll Farm near Dornoch.  

Torboll Farm is a traditional agricultural complex, with the main buildings dating primarily to the first half of the 19th century. There are also earlier structures remaining, dating from the 18th or possibly 17th centuries. 

We think the site is significant as a a major surviving example of Agricultural Improvement period farm buildings. It has an important link to the history of agriculture and land ownership in Scotland, particularly the tumultuous period of Highland Clearances and improvement that took place across the region in the 18th and 19th centuries. The farm is directly linked to the Sutherland Clearances, an event in history that has had a significant impact on Scotland’s cultural heritage. 

We invited members of the public to tell us if they agreed with the proposed designation and if they had further comments to make.  We also consulted directly with the owner and the planning authority. 

Our selection guidance for designation and the policies we work to are published in the Designations Policy and Selection Guidance document.   

We received three responses to the consultation. The responses did not raise any issues that put into question the special architectural or historic interest of the buildings under review. 

After considering the comments received during consultation, we have listed the farm buildings at category B as: 

Tuathanas Tòrabol, Dòrnach, a’ gabhail a-steach taigh-tuathanais, ùirlios, taigh-deighe, stall, stàball agus lad muileann, gun gabhail a-steach bothan gu taobh an Iar làraich, muileann-sàbhaidh agus gach frith-thogalach eile / Torboll Farm, Dornoch, including farmhouse, walled garden, icehouse, steading, stable and mill lade, excluding four-bay cottage to west of site, sawmill and all other outbuildings 

We have published a Report of Handling for this case on our Heritage Portal. 

From 1 to 22 October 2025, Historic Environment Scotland (HES) sought views on a proposal to list the drinking fountain in Dalmuir Park, Clydebank.

The freestanding cast-iron public drinking fountain dates from 1907 and was manufactured by Walter Macfarlane and Company of the Saracen Foundry in Glasgow. Walter Macfarlane was one of the major suppliers in the Scottish ironwork industry in the 19th and 20th centuries, and they exported their decorative designs across the British Empire and the world. The fountain was gifted to the newly established Dalmuir Park and its casting pattern is the largest and most elaborate of the free-standing canopied fountains that the company produced. The fountain remains in its original location in Dalmuir Park. It is largely unaltered and is one of a very small number of this casting pattern that are known to survive worldwide.

Through Citizen Space, we invited members of the public to tell us if they agreed with the proposed designation and if they had further comments to make.

We consulted directly with West Dunbartonshire Council, as the owner and the planning authority.

Our selection guidance for designation and the policies we work to are published in the Designations Policy and Selection Guidance document.  

We received one response to the consultation, which was from the local authority, West Dunbartonshire Council, who own and manage the fountain. The response did not raise any issues that put into question the special architectural or historic interest of the building under review.

After considering the comment received during consultation, we have listed the fountain at category B as Drinking Fountain, Dalmuir Park, Clydebank.   

We have published a Report on Handling for this case on the Heritage Portal.

From 17 September 2025 to 8 October 2025, Historic Environment Scotland (HES) sought views on a proposal to list the Carnegie public library in Dumbarton.

Dumbarton Library, located along Strathleven Place, was designed in the Renaissance style by local architect, William Reid. The building is dated 1909 and is a two-storey, three-bay, purpose-built public library that was funded through the Public Libraries (Scotland) Act and the Carnegie library grant scheme. Its scale, relative lack of later alteration and its architectural quality overall all contribute to Dumbarton Library’s special architectural interest as a major example of an early-20^th century public library.

Through Citizen Space, we invited members of the public to tell us if they agreed with the proposed designation and if they had further comments to make.

We consulted directly with West Dunbartonshire Council as the owners of the building and the planning authority.

Our selection guidance for designation and the policies we work to are published in the Designations Policy and Selection Guidance document.  

We received two responses to the consultation.

We received a written response from the local authority in which they raised no objection to the proposed listing but provided information about the future proposed reuse of the building.

The other response was from a private individual via our Citizen Space Survey. This response strongly agreed with our proposal and provided further comments about preserving local heritage assets.

The responses to consultation did not raise any issues that put into question the special architectural or historic interest of the building under review.

After considering the comments received during consultation, we have updated our report of handling and we have listed the Carnegie library at category B as Dumbarton Library including boundary walls and the bell-shaped stone tablet and excluding the mid-20th century extension, 13-15 Strathleven Place, Dumbarton.

We have published a Report of Handling for this case on the Heritage Portal.