Listing, scheduling and designations

Find out about listed buildings, scheduled monuments and other designations that protect Scotland’s historic environment.

Listed buildings

Buildings of ‘special’ architectural or historic interest enrich Scotland’s landscape and help chart our history.
Scheduled monuments

Scotland’s nationally important sites are spread across the country and span around 8,000 years of human settlement.
Gardens and designed landscapes

These green spaces play a big role in our heritage, national identity, nature conservation and well-being.
Battlefields

Historic battlefields tell us much about the battles that have helped to shape our national consciousness and sense of identity.
Marine heritage

Underwater heritage is as important to identify, investigate and protect as our heritage on land.
World Heritage Sites

Scotland’s six World Heritage Sites – from Neolithic Orkney to New Lanark – are outstanding for a diverse range of reasons.
Finds made on archaeological sites

Discover what you need to do if you make a find on an archaeological site anywhere in Scotland.