Livingston skatepark, built in 1981, is put forward for accolade normally reserved for castles and churches

Among Scotland’s more than 50,000 listed buildings, and alongside traditional sites such as castles, stately homes and churches, are structures as diverse as pubs, police boxes and car parks.

Now, a skatepark could be set to join them for the first time, with a new consultation from Historic Environment Scotland (HES), the body responsible for designating and managing listed sites, seeking views on a site in West Lothian.

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