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Managing our estate

How we operate sites and welcome visitors

How we manage Properties in Care

We look after over 300 of Scotland's most important historic places on behalf of Scottish Ministers. Read an overview of our management of Properties in Care and the associated legislation.

Our Ranger Service

Welcoming school trips, leading nature walks, getting to grips with geology and dallying in folklore is all in a day's work for our Rangers.

Bereavement services

Find guidance on ash scattering and personal memorials within our Properties in Care, as well as processes for sites which contain burial grounds.

Ongoing conservation work

Updates on our latest projects and priorities

Masonry inspections

Making sure the masonry at our sites is safe and secure is one of our top challenges. Find out how we're addressing it.

Looking after gravestones

Find out about our work inspecting and repairing gravestones, making sure it's safe to visit the churches, abbeys and cathedrals in our care.

Monument Monitor

Find out about a citizen science project that uses your photographs of heritage sites to help with their conservation.

Combatting climate change

Find out how our changing climate is accelerating the deterioration of many of Scotland's historic buildings - and the plans we're putting in place to help.

Find a Property in Care

You'll find Properties in Care across Scotland, from Dumfries and Galloway all the way to Shetland. Through them, you can discover thousands of years of history.

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