Historic Scotland - Looking after our heritage

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Protecting Scotland’s nationally important monuments

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Keywords Council Classification

Why certain sites and monuments are protected.

What is a scheduled monument?

Securing the protection of the most important monuments in the national interest.

What is scheduling?

The steps involved in the scheduling process.

The scheduling process

What is scheduled monument consent?

Scheduled monument consent

Advice and guidance on caring for your scheduled monument.

Financial assistance to help preserve and maintain monuments.

Grants for ancient monuments

Examples of a range of scheduled monuments from early prehistoric to modern monuments.

View our policies on scheduling and scheduled monument consent.

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A guide for owners, occupiers and managers

Find useful resources on scheduled monuments in our publications section.