From 2021–2025, Historic Environment Scotland took forward a programme of work to identify, record and champion Scotland’s modern garden and designed landscape heritage.
The purpose of this work was to ensure sites dating from 1945 to the early 21st century are better represented on our public online records. This means they can be better understood, valued and protected.
After receiving nominations for sites to consider through a public online survey, we prioritised a selection of gardens and designed landscapes for assessment for the Inventory and/or recording on the National Record of the Historic Environment.
Sites assessed for designation or amendment during the lifetime of this project:
- Glenwhan Gardens, Dunragit, Stranraer, Dumfries and Galloway
- Crawick Multiverse, Sanquhar, Dumfries and Galloway
- Airthrey Castle, Stirling University
- Piper Alpha Memorial Garden, Hazlehead Park, Aberdeen
- Garden of Cosmic Speculation, Portrack House, Dumfries and Galloway
- Little Sparta (Stonypath), S.Lanarkshire
If you would like to propose a site for the Inventory, please see our webpage at Propose a Garden or Landscape for the Inventory.